Mason and McCall Smith's Law and Medical Ethics by Kenyon Mason

Mason and McCall Smith's Law and Medical Ethics by Kenyon Mason

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Discusses the relationship of medical practice and ethics with the operation of the law. The subjects covered include natural and assisted reproduction, the impact of modern genetics on medicine, medical confidentiality, and consent to medical treatment. This book appeals to those with an interest in the ethical and legal practice of medicine.

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Mason and McCall Smith's Law and Medical Ethics by Kenyon Mason

This book continues to provide an overview of the inter-relationship between ethical medical practice and the law. Thus, the emphasis is on those aspects of medical practice that are governed, to a large extent, by the moral law. However, medical law, as a whole, is still a developing discipline which is being increasingly shaped by the courts and there is extensive coverage of seminal and recent judicial decisions, with particular attention being given to those which define the limits of professional freedom in the light of the increasing importance attached to personal autonomy. The book incorporates a strong element of comparative medical law, having a particular interest in the shift of influence from other Anglophone jurisdictions to those in Europe. The text is directed in the main to students and practitioners of law, but the overarching importance attached to ethical principles broadens its appeal to all those involved in the control and delivery of modern healthcare.
An excellent title which contains an excellent coverage of the topics with erudite commentaryLynne Foxcroft, The Law Teacher 2006 Well-written, accessible to students, containing good coverage of most of the topics in medical law courses...the research and analysis is very good. Stephen W. Smith, Medical Law Review, Aug 2006
Laurie, Graeme: - Graeme Laurie is senior lecturer in Law at the University of Edinburgh. His research interests include the role of the law in promoting and protecting science, medicine and technology. He is a co-director of SCRIPT (the Scottish Centre for Research in Intellectual Property and Technology) and convener of a World Health Organisation working group.
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ISBN 13 9780199282395
ISBN 10 0199282390
Title Mason and McCall Smith's Law and Medical Ethics
Author Kenyon Mason
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 2005-10-27
Number of pages 820
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