Public Affairs Quarterly is seeking abstracts for a special issue \;which will cover the various issues surrounding the upcoming Supreme \;Court decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act \;(ACA)\; the decision is expected later this month. We are seeking \;papers that are philosophical in nature\, but\, in keeping with the \;purpose of the journal\, we are primarily interested in papers that \;engage in a meaningful way with the Court&rsquo\;s decision. The aim of the \;special issue is to move beyond the generic debate over universal \;health care and to engage critically with the various legal and \;normative issues at stake in the Affordable Care Act\, specifically\, \;the potential legal fallout from the decision\, and legislative/political paths forward.
The Court has granted review of the following issues with respect to \;the ACA:
We hope that authors will engage meaningfully with one or more of \;these issues as well as the normative and legal consequences that \;follow.
Abstracts should be between 500 and 750 words in length and should be \;submitted within one month of the decision. If selected\, authors will \;then have an additional six months to submit final manuscripts for the \;issue. The special issue will be edited by Nathan Stout (Tulane \;University) with oversight from PAQ&rsquo\;s Editor-in-Chief\, Fritz Allhoff \;(Western Michigan University). We welcome submissions not just from \;philosophers\, but also from our colleagues in the legal and medical \;communities.
Abstracts should be sent in .doc or .docx format to Nathan Stout at: \;paqjournal@gmail.com. All manuscripts are to be submitted in \;accordance with the style guidelines of the journal which may be found \;at the following address: \;