Midlands State University Library

Medical law and ethics /

Pattinson, Shaun D.

Medical law and ethics / created by Shaun D Pattinson. - Fifth edition. - 656 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Medical ethics --
NHS Structure and resource allocation --
Clinical negligence --
Consent I: Information, voluntariness and public policy --
Consent II: capacity and mental health --
Medical confidentiality and data protection --
Abortion --
Reproductive technologies --
Prenatal negligence --
Embryo research, embryonic stem cells and cloning --
Clinical research --
Transplantation I: living and deceased donors --
Transplantation II: payment, alternatives and property --
Endo of life decisions I: the law --
End of life decisions II: ethical controversy --
A moral approach to medical law.

"Medical Law and Ethics provides coverage of the major topics of medical law and ethics, combining detailed legal description 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."

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Medical ethics--Great Britain.
Medical laws and legislation
Law and ethics

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