Leslie Francis

Leslie Pickering Francis
OccupationsLegal scholar and philosopher
Known forApplied ethics, disability law and ethics, health information privacy
SpouseJohn G. Francis
AwardsRosenblatt Prize for Excellence (2000); APA Pacific Division President (2015–16)
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisImpartiality and the Justification of Moral Principles (1974)
Academic work
DisciplinePhilosophy, Law
Sub-disciplineBioethics, Disability law, Health law, Jurisprudence, Reproductive ethics
InstitutionsS.J. Quinney College of Law
Websitefaculty.utah.edu/u0035587-LESLIE_FRANCIS/biography/index.hml

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.