Editor's Note

Mark A. Peterson

Women's Health
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 25(3): 447-450 (2000); DOI:10.1215/03616878-25-3-447 [PDF]  

Articles

Paula M. Lantz, Lisa C. Richardson, Lowell E. Sever, Debra J. Macklem, Martha L. Hare, Carlyn E. Orians, and Rosemarie Henson

Mass Screening in Low-Income Populations: The Challenges of Securing Diagnostic and Treatment Services in a National Cancer Screening Program
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 25(3): 451-472 (2000); DOI:10.1215/03616878-25-3-451 [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Janet Golden

"A Tempest in a Cocktail Glass": Mothers, Alcohol, and Television, 1977–1996
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 25(3): 473-498 (2000); DOI:10.1215/03616878-25-3-473 [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

David M. Studdert, Lori A. Fritz, and Troyen A. Brennan

The Jury Is Still In: Florida's Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan after a Decade
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 25(3): 499-526 (2000); DOI:10.1215/03616878-25-3-499 [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Patricia McGovern, Bryan Dowd, Dwenda Gjerdingen, Ira Moscovice, Laura Kochevar, and Sarah Murphy

The Determinants of Time off Work after Childbirth
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 25(3): 527-564 (2000); DOI:10.1215/03616878-25-3-527 [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Books: Review Symposium on Women's Health

David M. Frankford

Book Review Editor's Introduction
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 25(3): 565-566 (2000); DOI:10.1215/03616878-25-3-565 [PDF]  

Joanna K. Weinberg

The Past, Present, and Future of Long-Term Care — A Women's Issue?
Robert B. Hudson, ed. The Future of Age-Based Public Policy. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997. 384 pp. $52.50 cloth; $18.95 paper; Rosalie A. Kane, Robert L. Kane, and Richard C. Ladd. The Heart of Long-Term Care. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. 344 pp. $39.95 cloth; Leslie Walker, Elizabeth H. Bradley, and Terrie Wetle, eds. Public and Private Responsibilities in Long-Term Care: Finding the Balance. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998. 224 pp. $42.00 cloth; Alix Kates Shulman. A Good Enough Daughter: A Memoir. New York: Schocken, 1999. 272 pp. $23.00 cloth.
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 25(3): 566-582 (2000); DOI:10.1215/03616878-25-3-566 [PDF] [References]  

Trude Bennett

Women's Health Care: Activist Traditions and Institutional Change
Carol S. Weisman. Women's Health Care: Activist Traditions and Institutional Change. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998. 300 pp. $45.00 cloth; $24.95 paper.
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 25(3): 582-588 (2000); DOI:10.1215/03616878-25-3-582 [PDF] [References]  

George W. Dowdall

Crack Mothers: Pregnancy, Drugs, and the Media
Drew Humphries. Crack Mothers: Pregnancy, Drugs, and the Media. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1999. 206 pp. $30.00 cloth.
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 25(3): 589-592 (2000); DOI:10.1215/03616878-25-3-589 [PDF] [References]  

Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good

From Midwives to Medicine: The Birth of American Gynecology
Deborah Kuhn McGregor. From Midwives to Medicine: The Birth of American Gynecology. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1998. 272 pp. $55.00 cloth; $23.00 paper.
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 25(3): 593-594 (2000); DOI:10.1215/03616878-25-3-593 [PDF]  

Drew Humphries

Misconceiving Mothers: Legislators, Prosecutors, and the Politics of Prenatal Drug Exposure
Laura E. Gomez. Misconceiving Mothers: Legislators, Prosecutors, and the Politics of Prenatal Drug Exposure. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1997. 256 pp. $59.95 cloth; $19.95 paper.
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 25(3): 595-597 (2000); DOI:10.1215/03616878-25-3-595 [PDF]  

Margaret Marsh

The Technology of Orgasm: "Hysteria," the Vibrator, and Women's Sexual Satisfaction
Rachel P. Maines. The Technology of Orgasm: "Hysteria," the Vibrator, and Women's Sexual Satisfaction. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999. 181 pp. $22.00 cloth.
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 25(3): 598-601 (2000); DOI:10.1215/03616878-25-3-598 [PDF]  

Lynn M. Morgan

Disciplining Reproduction: Modernity, American Life Sciences, and the Problems of Sex
Adele E. Clarke. Disciplining Reproduction: Modernity, American Life Sciences, and the Problems of Sex. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998. 438 pp. $45.00 cloth.
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 25(3): 601-604 (2000); DOI:10.1215/03616878-25-3-601 [PDF]  

Miriam Solomon

The Politics of Women's Health: Exploring Agency and Autonomy
Susan Sherwin and the Feminist Health Care Ethics Research Network. The Politics of Women's Health: Exploring Agency and Autonomy. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1998. 321 pp. $59.95 cloth; $19.95 paper.
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 25(3): 604-606 (2000); DOI:10.1215/03616878-25-3-604 [PDF]  

Carol S. Weisman

Empowerment and Women's Health: Theory, Methods, and Practice
Jane Stein. Empowerment and Women's Health: Theory, Methods, and Practice. London: Zed, 1997. 322 pp. $65.00 cloth; $25.00 paper.
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 25(3): 607-612 (2000); DOI:10.1215/03616878-25-3-607 [PDF]  

News and Notes

Christopher J. Conover

News and Notes
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 25(3): 613-614 (2000); DOI:10.1215/03616878-25-3-613 [PDF]  

News from Affiliated Organizations

News from Affiliated Organizations
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 25(3): 615-616 (2000); DOI:10.1215/03616878-25-3-615 [PDF]  

Contributors

Contributors
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 25(3): 617-621 (2000); DOI:10.1215/03616878-25-3-617 [PDF]  

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