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One of the most interesting aspects of the commentaries on my article, “Adolescent Sexuality and Public Policy: A Liberal Response” (1996a), is what is not mentioned, namely, the issue of statutory rape. In a front-page article in The New York Times, Mireya Navarro writes about

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Volume 15 - Issue 2 - September 1996

Adolescent Sexuality and Public Policy

Public Policy Regarding Adolescent Sexuality in a Truly Liberal State

When Paternalism Runs Amok

Parental Control Is Not a Panacea

Religion and Adolescent Sexuality

Adolescent Sexuality and Public Policy: A Human Rights Response

Adolescent Sexuality and Public Policy: The Role of Cognitive Immaturity

Neutrality and Autonomy, Equality and Confidentiality

Adolescent Contraception and the Just Society

Response: Adolescent Sexuality and Public Policy: An Unrepentant Liberal Approach

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Ethical Aspects of Prenatal Diagnosis ∗

Preliminary Draft of a Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights ∗

Book Reviews

Genes, Brains, and Politics: Self-Selection and Social Life. Elliott White. Westport, CT:Praeger,1993, 193 pp. US$52.95 cloth. ISBN 0-275-94468-9. Praeger Publishers, c/o Greenwood Press, 88 Post Rd. West, Box 5007, Westport, CT 06881, USA.

Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine. Randolph M. Nesse and George C. Williams New York:Random House,1994, 291pp. US$24.00 cloth. ISBN 0-8129-2224-7. Random House, 201 E. 50th St., 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10022, USA.

Ozone Discourses: Science and Politics in Global Environmental Cooperation. Karen T. Litfin New York:Columbia University Press,1994, 257 pp. US$40.00 cloth. ISBN 0-231-08136-7. US$16.50 paper. ISBN 0-231-08137-5. Columbia University Press, 562 W. 113th St., New York, NY 10011, USA.

Human Reproduction, Emerging Technologies, and Conflicting Rights. Robert H. Blank and Janna C. Merrick Washington, DC:Congressional Quarterly Press,1995, 269 pp. US$21.95 cloth. ISBN 0-87187-938-7. Congressional Quarterly Press, 1414 22nd St. NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA.

The Coevolutionary Process. John N. Thompson Chicago:University of Chicago Press,1994, 376 pp. US$49.00 cloth. ISBN 0-226-79759-7. US$19.95 paper. ISBN 0-226-79760-0. University of Chicago Press, 5801 Ellis Ave., 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.

The Major Transitions in Evolution. John Maynard Smith and Eors Szathmary. New York:W. H. Freeman and Company,1995, 346 pp. US$29.95 paper. ISBN 0-7167-4525-9. W. H. Freeman and Company, 41 Madison Ave., E. 26th, 35th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA.