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Student publishes three articles on the intersection of health care and government
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ulie Parrish JD’23 passed her first piece of Oregon legislation about health care several years ago. She spent many years working in politics, in addition to serving eight years as a state representative. In doing so, she became increasingly knowledgeable about the intricacies of health care policies.
After building a successful career in politics and marketing, Parrish decided it was time to attend law school at Willamette. In many ways, she sees her education as a continuation of the work she has already devoted her life to and an opportunity to learn a new set of skills.
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As a law student, she published three American Bar Association (ABA) articles in 2022 that focus on the intersection of health care and government. “I think, philosophically, we all agree that we need health care — the real question is how?” she explains. “And that question of how we implement health care laws that are affordable and accessible is the focus of my work.” In her first article published by the ABA Health Law Section, “Deciding Bodily Autonomy and Individual Privacy Rights: Should Jacobson v. Massachusetts be Overturned Based on Seminal Due Process Cases Decided
Since 1905?,” Parrish explores the implications of COVID-19 policies on a patient’s fundamental privacy rights. While writing the article, she found it particularly interesting to be dealing with constantly shifting COVID data and information. “Every day, I was reading new articles and sources in order to be accurate before hitting ‘send’ on the final draft of the paper,” she says. “It was exciting to be working on this paper at the same time a new focus of health law was emerging, and all of it happening in real time.” Simultaneously, Parrish was drafting her second article, “Evaluating Compulsory
