02906oam 2200661I 450 991077820110332120230725041228.01-135-21904-41-135-21905-21-282-28370-797866122837030-203-87319-X10.4324/9780203873199 (CKB)1000000000783983(EBL)446882(OCoLC)449115738(SSID)ssj0000108040(PQKBManifestationID)11138300(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000108040(PQKBWorkID)10013037(PQKB)11588170(MiAaPQ)EBC446882(Au-PeEL)EBL446882(CaPaEBR)ebr10330876(CaONFJC)MIL228370(OCoLC)438704651(OCoLC)843112865 (EXLCZ)99100000000078398320180706d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAutonomy, consent and the law /Sheila A. M. McLeanLondon ;New York, N.Y. :Routledge-Cavendish,2010.1 online resource (244 p.)Biomedical Law & Ethics Library ;v.v. 10Description based upon print version of record.0-415-47340-3 0-415-47339-X Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: From Hippocrates to paternalism to autonomy: the new hegemony; Chapter 2: From autonomy to consent; Chapter 3: Consent, autonomy and the law; Chapter 4: Autonomy at the end of life; Chapter 5: Autonomy and pregnancy; Chapter 6: Autonomy and genetic information; Chapter 7: Autonomy and organ transplantation; Chapter 8: Conclusion; IndexAutonomy is often said to be the dominant ethical principle in modern bioethics, and it is also important in law. Respect for autonomy is said to underpin the law of consent, which is theoretically designed to protect the right of patients to make decisions based on their own values and for their own reasons. The notion that consent underpins beneficent and lawful medical intervention is deeply rooted in the jurisprudence of countries throughout the world. However, Autonomy, Consent and the Law challenges the relationship between consent rules and autonomy, arguing that the very naBiomedical law and ethics library.Informed consent (Medical law)PatientsLegal status, laws, etcInformed consent (Medical law)PatientsLegal status, laws, etc.174.957344.04/12McLean Sheila.897488MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778201103321Autonomy, consent and the law3699160UNINA