Leslie Francis
Leslie Pickering Francis | |
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| Occupations | Legal scholar and philosopher |
| Known for | Applied ethics, disability law and ethics, health information privacy |
| Spouse | John G. Francis |
| Awards | Rosenblatt Prize for Excellence (2000); APA Pacific Division President (2015–16) |
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| Thesis | Impartiality and the Justification of Moral Principles (1974) |
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| Discipline | Philosophy, Law |
| Sub-discipline | Bioethics, Disability law, Health law, Jurisprudence, Reproductive ethics |
| Institutions | S.J. Quinney College of Law |
| Website | faculty |
Leslie Pickering Francis is an American legal scholar and philosopher. She holds the Alfred C. Emery endowed professorship and the rank of Distinguished Professor in both the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law and the Department of Philosophy at the University of Utah. Her scholarship centers on the intersection of normative ethics, bioethics, and law, with particular focus on disability rights, health information privacy, reproductive ethics, and public health policy.