Choosing life, choosing death : the tyranny of autonomy in medical ethics and law / Charles Foster.
Presents a discussion of problems that are central to the courts' approach to ethical issues in medical law. 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 pri...
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Full Text (via ProQuest) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; Portland, Or. :
Hart,
2009.
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| Summary: | Presents a discussion of problems that are central to the courts' approach to ethical issues in medical law. 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 189 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781847314901 1847314902 9781472564696 1472564693 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |