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Author Herring, Jonathan

Title Medical law and ethics / Jonathan Herring
Edition Fourth edition
Published Oxford, U.K. : Oxford University Press, [2012]
©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xxxv, 655 pages)
Contents Ethics and medical law -- The structure of the NHS and the rationing of health care resources -- Medical negligence -- Consent to treatment -- Confidentiality -- Contraception, abortion, and pregnancy -- Reproduction -- Organ donation and the ownership of body parts -- Dying and death -- Mental health law -- Research
Summary "Medical law is one of the fastest moving areas of law; barely a week can go by without a change to the legal provisions, or a new key case passing through the courts. Medical Law and Ethics is the most regularly updated textbook on medical law, so you can be confident that it takes into account the most recent developments in the law. With exceptional clarity, Medical Law and Ethics covers not only the core legal principles, the key cases, and statutes that govern medical law. It also portrays the key ethic debates and dilemmas that exist in the field to ensure that the law is firmly embedded in its context. Carefully constructed features highlight the key debates where relevant to provide an overview of the different perspectives; from feminists, the European perspective, and different religious views. 'A shock to the system', 'public opinion' and 'reality check' features all introduce different sociological aspects, contributing to the lively and engaging manner with which the subject is approached."--Publisher's website
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Medical laws and legislation.
Medical ethics.
Medical laws and legislation -- Great Britain
Medical ethics -- Great Britain
Bioethics.
Ethics, Medical -- Great Britain
Legislation, Medical -- Great Britain
Bioethical Issues -- Great Britain
Ethics, Medical
Legislation, Medical
Bioethical Issues
Bioethics
LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Bioethics
Medical ethics
Medical laws and legislation
Arztrecht
Ethik
Medizin
Medizinische Ethik
SUBJECT United Kingdom
Subject Great Britain
Großbritannien
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780191666254
0191666254
1306263875
9781306263870