1. Some observers believe that efforts to prepare for bioterrorism and biological warfare might have a beneficial “double effect” in that they might help create solutions to other public health problems as well. After reading the viewpoints of David Stipp and Katherine Eban, do you believe this to be the case? Explain why or why not, citing the viewpoints.
2. Lawrence O. Gostin quotes from John Marshall Harlan on the importance of balancing the common good and individual civil liberties. Does the fact that he cites a Supreme Court justice lend credence to his arguments? Where do you think the “balance” between public health and individual liberty should be? Explain your answers.
3. Twila Brase criticizes the background and record of Lawrence O. Gostin as part of her arguments against law reforms Gostin has proposed. What exactly do her criticisms consist of? Do...