Full Description
Medical Lawcommentary, and extracts from cases and key materials that students need to gain a thorough understanding of this complex topic. Key case extracts provide the legal context, facts, and background; extracts from materials provide differing ethical perspectives and outline current debates; and the author's insightful commentary ensures that readers understand the facts of the cases and cannavigate the ethical landscape to form their own understanding of medical law. Online resource centreOnline updates to the law are provided alongside a searchable glossary of medical and legal terms.
Contents
12: The provision of health care services: the NHS, resource allocation, and public health3: Medical malpractice4: Consent I: Understanding5: Consent II: Capacity and voluntariness6: Mental health law7: Confidentiality8: Genetic information9: Clinical research10: The regulation of medicines11: Organ transplantation12: Embryo and stem cell research13: Abortion14: Liability for occurrences before birth15: Assisted conception16: Surrogacy17: End-of-life decisions
