O. Carter Snead is William P. and Hazel B. White Director of the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture, professor of law, and concurrent professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame. He is a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life and the principal bioethics advisory body to Pope Francis.
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The natural limits of the human body make us vulnerable and therefore dependent, throughout our lives, on others. Yet American law and policy disregard these stubborn facts, with statutes and judicial decisions that presume people to be autonomous, define... SEE MORE