Full Description
Medical Law and Ethics covers the core legal principles, key cases, and statutes that govern medical law alongside the key ethical debates and dilemmas that exist in the field to ensure that the law is firmly placed in context.Carefully constructed features highlight these debates, drawing out the European angles, religious beliefs, and feminist perspectives which influence legal regulations. Other features such as 'a shock to the system', 'public opinion' and 'reality check' introduce further socio-legal aspects and contribute to the lively and engaging manner in which the subject is approached.Online Resource CentreThis book is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre which includes: Bibliography and further readingLinks to key casesAuthor video podcastWeb linksLinks to key sites with information on medical law and ethics
Contents
12: The structure of the National Health Service and the rationing of healthcare resources3: Medical negligence4: Consent to treatment5: Confidentiality6: Contraception, abortion, and pregnancy7: Reproduction8: Organ donation and the ownership of body parts9: Dying and death10: Mental health law11: Research
