Choosing life, choosing death : the tyranny of autonomy in medical ethics and law / / Charles Foster
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| Autore: |
Foster Charles <1962->
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| Titolo: |
Choosing life, choosing death : the tyranny of autonomy in medical ethics and law / / Charles Foster
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; Portland, Oregon : , : Hart Publishing, , 2009 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 344.41041 |
| Soggetto topico: | Autonomy (Philosophy) |
| Death | |
| Life | |
| Medical care - Law and legislation | |
| Medical ethics | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Choosing life, choosing death |
| ISBN: | 1-4725-6469-3 |
| 1-282-24486-8 | |
| 9786612244865 | |
| 1-84731-490-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910806219203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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