TY - BOOK AU - Hope,Tony AU - Savulescu,Julian AU - Hendrick ,Judith TI - Medical ethics and the law : : the core curriculum SN - 9780443103377 AV - R724 HOP PY - 2008/// PB - Churchill Livingstone, KW - Ethics, Medical KW - Jurisprudence KW - Medical ethics KW - Medical laws and legislation KW - Great Britain N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Ethical and legal background: Reasoning about ethics. Ethics and legal background. Three core concepts in medical ethics - best interests, autonomy and rights. An introduction to law. Doctors, patients and professions.Part 2. Specific topics. Consent. Confidentiality. Genetics. Reproductive medicine. Children. Mental disorder. End of life. Resource allocation. Research. Disease, disability and human enhancement.Useful web resources in medical ethics and law N2 - Considers general aspects of ethics (in the context of medicine). This book also covers the topics identified in the consensus agreement ER -