Herring, Jonathan

Medical law and ethics Jonathan Herring - 6th ed. - Oxford, U.K. : Oxford University Press, 2016. - xxxix, 674 p. ; 25 cm.



1. Ethics and medical law -- 2. The structure of the National Health Service and the rationing of healthcare resources -- 3. Medical negligence -- 4. Consent to treatment -- 5. Confidentiality -- 6. Contraception, abortion, and pregnancy -- 7. Reproduction -- 8. Organ donation and the ownership of body parts -- 9. Dying and death -- 10. Mental health law -- 11. Research.

Medical Law and Ethics covers the core legal principles, key cases, and statutes that govern medical law alongside the key ethical debates and dilemmas that exist in the field to ensure that the law is firmly placed in context.

9780198747659

2015957988


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

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