(CN) - The Affordable Care Act's individual mandate does not violate an Arizona man's right to "medical autonomy," the 9th Circuit ruled Thursday. Plaintiffs Nick Coons and Eric N. Novack challenged ...

Passionately debated for over a century, compulsory vaccination was first addressed by the Supreme Court when Henning Jacobson challenged the state of Massachusetts after a $5 fine was imposed on him ...

But the reality is more complicated. The same structures that simplify a physician's life can also limit autonomy, because ...

In 1970, when New York lawmakers legalized abortion, 13 Republican state senators voted for it. In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade that there is a constitutional right to abortion.

The UK government's 10-year health plan promises a radical digital transformation of the NHS. A key part of this change is said to come from developing the NHS app, which is being hailed as a "doctor ...

For the elderly, driving cessation may result in significant erosion of their quality of life because it can lead to loss of autonomy, opportunities to socialize, and sense of purpose and connection ...

I was so proud to sit in the gallery the night the state Senate passed the Medical Aid in Dying Act after 10 years of advocacy by grassroots supporters from across the state. When it passed, there was ...