Law and bioethics : an introduction

Jerry Menikoff.
Author/Creator:
Menikoff, Jerry
Resource Type:
Book
Publication:
Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, [2001]
Copyright Notice:
2001
Physical Description:
x, 506 pages ; 24 cm

Availability

Ginsburg Health Science Library - Medical Humanities

Call Number Description Type Availability
W 32.5 AA1 M545L 2001

Details

Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
pt. I. American constitutional structure. Federalism and bioethics -- pt. II. Reproduction. Right to privacy -- Past and present of sterilization -- Right to abortion -- Brave new world of reproduction -- Beyond abortion: the interests of women and fetuses -- pt. III. Doctors, patients and standards of care. Doctor-patient relationship -- Outer limits of informed consent -- Beyond "standard care": alternative medicine, experimentation and research -- pt. IV. End-of-life decisions. Right to refuse care -- Constitution and the right to die -- "Futile" medical care -- pt. V. New Technologies. "Uniqueness" of genetics -- Ownership of life -- pt. VI. Death and transplantation. Definition of death Organ transplantation.
Summary:
  • While the American legal system has played an important role in shaping the field of bioethics, Law and Bioethics is the first book on the subject designed to be accessible to readers with little or no legal background. Detailing how the legal analysis of an issue in bioethics often differs from the "ethical" analysis, the book covers such topics as abortion, surrogacy, cloning, informed consent, malpractice, refusal of care, and organ transplantation.
  • Structured like a legal casebook, this book includes the text of almost all the landmark cases that have shaped bioethics. Menikoff offers commentary on each of these cases, as well as a lucid introduction to the U.S. legal system, explaining federalism and underlying common law concepts. Students and professionals in medicine and public health, as well as specialists in bioethics, will find the book a valuable resource.
Subject:
ISBN:
  • 9780878408382
  • 087840838X
  • 9780878408399
  • 0878408398
LC Classification:
KF3821 .M46 2001
Catalog Record ID:
991035983089703811
Language:
English

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