Medical ethics and medical law : a symbiotic relationship
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford Portland :
Hart Publishing ,
c2007
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Historical perspectives of medical ethics
- 3. The medical ethics renaissance: a brief assessment
- 4. Risk disclosure/'informed consent'
- 5. Consent, control and minors - gillick and beyond
- 6. Sterilisation/best interests - legislation intervenes
- 7. The end of life - total abrogation
- 8. Medical ethics in government - commissioned reports
- 9. Conclusion