03538nam 22007331 450 991045431510332120091130135132.01-4725-6469-31-282-24486-897866122448651-84731-490-210.5040/9781472564696(CKB)1000000000784131(EBL)450146(OCoLC)435772747(SSID)ssj0000121740(PQKBManifestationID)12017602(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000121740(PQKBWorkID)10111601(PQKB)10075973(MiAaPQ)EBC1772448(MiAaPQ)EBC450146(Au-PeEL)EBL1772448(CaPaEBR)ebr10320546(CaONFJC)MIL224486(OCoLC)893332072(UtOrBLW)bpp09256702(Au-PeEL)EBL450146(EXLCZ)99100000000078413120140929d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChoosing life, choosing death the tyranny of autonomy in medical ethics and law /Charles Foster1st ed.Oxford ;Portland, Oregon :Hart Publishing,2009.1 online resource (216 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84113-929-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Part 1. Principles. Chapter 1. Autonomy: Challenging the Consensus ; Chapter 2. Other Contenders for a Voice ; Chapter 3. Whose Autonomy? -- Part 2. Before Life. Chapter 4. Reproductive Autonomy ; Chapter 5. Abortion ; Chapter 6. Questions Raised by Reproductive Technology -- Part 3. Between Birth and Death. Chapter 7. Confidentiality ; Chapter 8. The Law of Consent ; Chapter 9. Litigation, Rights and Duties ; Chapter 10. Medical Research on Humans ; Chapter 11. The End of Life -- Part 4. After Death. Chapter 12. Transplantation ; Chapter 13. The Ownership of Body Parts ; Chapter 14. Epilogue."Autonomy is a vital principle in medical law and ethics. It occupies a prominent place in all medico-legal and ethical debate. But there is a dangerous presumption that it should have the only vote, or at least the casting vote. This book is an assault on that presumption, and an audit of autonomy's extraordinary status. This book surveys the main issues in medical law, noting in relation to each issue the power wielded by autonomy, asking whether that power can be justified, and suggesting how other principles can and should contribute to the law. It concludes that autonomy's status cannot be intellectually or ethically justified, and that positive discrimination in favour of the other balancing principles is urgently needed in order to avoid some sinister results."--Bloomsbury Publishing.Autonomy (Philosophy)DeathLifeMedical careLaw and legislationMedical ethicsEthical issues: euthanasia & right to dieElectronic books.Autonomy (Philosophy)Death.Life.Medical careLaw and legislation.Medical ethics.344.41041Foster Charles1962-853477UtOrBLWUtOrBLWBOOK9910454315103321Choosing life, choosing death2481312UNINA