Book ; Online ; E-Book: Philosophical Foundations of Medical Law
2019
Abstract: This book provides an introduction to the philosophical underpinnings of medical law and also deals with a number of topical issues, such as euthanasia, abortion, and privacy, which will be of interest to law and philosophy students and scholars. ... Cover ...
| Author's details | edited by Andelka M. Phillips, Thana Cristina de Campos, Jonathan Herring |
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| Abstract | This book provides an introduction to the philosophical underpinnings of medical law and also deals with a number of topical issues, such as euthanasia, abortion, and privacy, which will be of interest to law and philosophy students and scholars. Cover -- Half title -- Philosophical Foundations of Medical Law -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- PART A GENERAL THEORIES -- 1. Virtue Ethics and Medical Law -- 2. Feminism, Ethics of Care, and Medical Ethics -- 3. The Natural Law Foundations of Medical Law -- 4. Consequentialism and the Law in Medicine -- 5. Justice and Responsibility: A Deontological Approach to Medical Law -- 6. Abortion, Feminism, and 'Traditional' Moral Philosophy -- 7. How the Philosophy Gets In -- PART B APPLICATIONS OF THEORIES -- 8. Virtue Theory and the Lawfulness of Withholding or Withdrawing Treatment or Care -- 9. Dignity in Medical Law -- 10. The Beginning and Ending of Life: Medical Law and Ethical Incoherence -- 11. Proportionality in Medical Law -- 12. Priority Setting, Judicial Review, and Procedural Justice -- 13. Philosophy and Restrictions on Access to Assisted Reproductive Technologies -- 14. Abortion on the Basis of a Risk of Disability: The Parents' Interests and Shared Interests -- 15. Property in the Body and Medical Law -- 16. Trafficking, Tourism, and Trading: A Dark Convergence in Transplantation? -- 17. How Can a Reformed Surrogacy Law Reflect Pragmatism and Respect Ethics? -- 18. Ageing and Fertility: Legal and Ethical Perspectives -- 19. The Emergence of Family Care Agreements in an Ageing World -- 20. The Problem of Mental Capacity in Self-Harming Egosyntonic Disorder -- 21. Medical Privacy and Big Data: A Further Reason in Favour of Public Universal Health-Care Coverage -- 22. The Age of Personalized Medicine-From Patients to Consumers: The Digital Environment, Clickwrap Contracts, and Implications for Autonomy -- Index. |
| Keywords | Medical laws and legislation-Philosophy |
| Language | English |
| Size | 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 339 Seiten), Illustrationen |
| Edition | First edition |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Publishing place | Oxford |
| Publishing country | Great Britain |
| Document type | Book ; Online ; E-Book |
| Note | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Remark | Zugriff für angemeldete ZB MED-Nutzerinnen und -Nutzer |
| HBZ-ID | HT030333565 |
| ISBN | 978-0-19-251655-8 ; 9780198796558 ; 0-19-251655-8 ; 0198796552 |
| Database | ZB MED Catalogue: Medicine, Health, Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture |
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