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Author Meredith, Sheena, author.

Title Policing pregnancy : the law and ethics of obstetric conflict / Sheena Meredith
Published London : Routledge, 2016

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Description 1 online resource
Contents 1. Pregnant women and the law -- 2. Power imbalance in court -- 3. Is the law being used to enforce compliance with medical advice? -- 4. Undermining capacity to consent : another route to compliance -- 5. Questioning child welfare : protection or punishment? -- 6. Ongoing challenges to autonomy
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 31, 2017)
Subject Obstetrics -- Law and legislation -- United States
Informed consent (Medical law) -- United States
Pregnant women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States
Obstetrics -- Law and legislation -- England
Informed consent (Medical law) -- England
Pregnant women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- England
Pregnant women -- Treatment -- Decision making
Medical ethics.
Pregnant women.
Patient refusal of treatment.
Obstetrics -- legislation & jurisprudence
Ethics, Medical
Pregnant Women
Maternal-Fetal Relations
Treatment Refusal
Informed Consent -- legislation & jurisprudence
LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Pregnant women
Patient refusal of treatment
Informed consent (Medical law)
Medical ethics
Obstetrics -- Law and legislation
Pregnant women -- Legal status, laws, etc.
SUBJECT United Kingdom
United States
Subject England
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781351910552
1351910558
9781351910545
135191054X