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Medical Law and Ethics 6th ed


ISBN13: 9780414074682
Previous Edition ISBN: 9780414060272
Published: August 2020
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
Country of Publication: UK
Format: Paperback
Price: £37.95



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Medical Law and Ethics provides coverage of the major topics of medical law and ethics, combining detailed legal exposition and analysis with moral theory and philosophy. It considers the wider contextual pressures facing the law, such as the impact of patient consumerism and the changing perceptions of medicine.

New for the Sixth Edition

  • Data Protection Act 2018; Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019; Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019
  • 73 additional cases, including the end of life cases brought by Noel Conway and Phil Newby and on behalf of Ashya King, Charlie Gard and Alfie Evans
Medical Law and Ethics is an ideal textbook for undergraduate law students, those studying at postgraduate level and researchers. The text will also provide a useful supplementary reader to students studying Philosophy, Ethics and Medicine.

Subjects:
Medical Law and Bioethics
Contents:
Chapter 1 Medical Ethics
Chapter 2 NHS Structure and Resource Allocation
Chapter 3 Clinical Negligence
Chapter 4 Consent I: Information, Voluntariness and Public Policy
Chapter 5 Consent II: Capacity and Mental Health
Chapter 6 Confidentiality and Data Protection
Chapter 7 Abortion
Chapter 8 Reproductive Technologies
Chapter 9 Prenatal Negligence
Chapter 10 Embryo Research, Embryonic Stem Cells and Cloning
Chapter 11 Clinical Research
Chapter 12 Transplantation I: Living and Deceased Donors
Chapter 13 Transplantation II: Payment, Alternatives and Property
Chapter 14 End of Life Decisions I: Law
Chapter 15 End of Life Decisions II: Ethical Controversy
Chapter 16 A Moral Approach to Medical Law
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