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Autonomy, consent and the law / / Sheila A. M. McLean



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Autore: McLean Sheila Visualizza persona
Titolo: Autonomy, consent and the law / / Sheila A. M. McLean Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge-Cavendish, , 2010
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (244 p.)
Disciplina: 174.957
344.04/12
Soggetto topico: Informed consent (Medical law)
Patients - Legal status, laws, etc
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Autonomy 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 na
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ISBN: 1-135-21904-4
1-135-21905-2
1-282-28370-7
9786612283703
0-203-87319-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910819141703321
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Serie: Biomedical law and ethics library.