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Healthcare Decision-Making And The Law - Autonomy, Capacity And The Limits Of Liberalism

by Mary (University College Cork) Donnelly

~~48,67€~~ 38,94€ 20% OFF

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 This analysis of the ethical and legal basis for healthcare decision-making provides detailed analysis of the legal position in England and Wales together with substantial discussion of comparative material, especially from the United States, and a strong human rights focus. It is intended for lawyers, ethicists and medical professionals.
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The Governance Of Genetic Information - Who Decides?

~~45,96€~~ 36,77€ 20% OFF

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 This volume maps the areas of ethical concern in the debate regarding the governance of genetic information, and suggests alternative ethical frameworks and models of regulation in order to inform its restructuring.
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Autonomy, Informed Consent And Medical Law - A Relational Challenge

by Alasdair (University Of Dundee) Maclean

~~51,37€~~ 41,10€ 20% OFF

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 Alasdair Maclean examines the ethical basis for consent to medical treatment, arguing that consent should be approached in the context of the healthcare professional-patient relationship. Suggestions for reform are compared with the possible future development of the law if Neil Manson and Onora O'Neill's model of genuine consent is implemented.
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The Ethics And Governance Of Human Genetic Databases - European Perspectives

by Gardar (University Of Central Lancashire, Preston) Arnason, Matti (University Of Manchester) Hayry, Ruth (Distinguished Research Professor And Director) Chadwick e Vilhjalmur (University Of Iceland, Reykjavik) Arnason

~~47,32€~~ 37,86€ 20% OFF

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 Human genetic databases raise many ethical, legal and social questions. In this book, first published in 2007, bioethics scholars examine whether existing ethical frameworks and social policies adequately reflect people's concerns, and how these frameworks and policies may need to change in light of new scientific and technological developments.
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Organ Shortage - Ethics, Law And Pragmatism

~~147,35€~~ 117,88€ 20% OFF

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 Organ shortage is a problem in many countries, and has resulted in needless death and suffering. This investigation of the problem examines a range of ethically-principled and pragmatic solutions which could be implemented by policy-makers and healthcare professionals.
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Xenotransplantation And Risk - Regulating A Developing Biotechnology

by Sara (Lancaster University) Fovargue

~~95,98€~~ 76,78€ 20% OFF

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 Sara Fovargue explores the law's ability to protect people from the risk posed by xenotransplantation (cross-species transplantation). By exploring regulatory approaches to biotechnologies in the UK and elsewhere, she highlights how such biotechnologies challenge existing legal and ethical norms and how this influences their regulation.
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Posthumous Interests - Legal And Ethical Perspectives

~~75,71€~~ 60,57€ 20% OFF

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 The legal status of posthumous interests is explored and analysed, specifically in three categories of interest arising in the medico-legal context: the proprietary interest in the body of the deceased, the testamentary interest in determining the disposal of one's body after death and the interest in post-mortem confidentiality.
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Healthcare Decision-Making And The Law - Autonomy, Capacity And The Limits Of Liberalism

by Mary (University College Cork) Donnelly

~~147,35€~~ 117,88€ 20% OFF

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 This analysis of the ethical and legal basis for healthcare decision-making provides detailed analysis of the legal position in England and Wales together with substantial discussion of comparative material, especially from the United States, and a strong human rights focus. It is intended for lawyers, ethicists and medical professionals.
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Rationality And The Genetic Challenge - Making People Better?

by Matti (University Of Manchester) Hayry

~~90,58€~~ 72,46€ 20% OFF

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 Should we make people healthier, smarter and longer-lived if medical advances enable us to do so? In the context of developments such as genetic testing, stem cell research and gene therapy, Matti HÃ¤yry explores topics including parental responsibility, the use of people as means and the dignity of life.
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Rationality And The Genetic Challenge - Making People Better?

by Matti (University Of Manchester) Hayry

~~59,48€~~ 47,58€ 20% OFF

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 Should we make people healthier, smarter and longer-lived if medical advances enable us to do so? In the context of developments such as genetic testing, stem cell research and gene therapy, Matti HÃ¤yry explores topics including parental responsibility, the use of people as means and the dignity of life.
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Human Tissue In Transplantation And Research - A Model Legal And Ethical Donation Framework

by David (Professor Of Medical Law, De Montfort University, Leicester) Price

~~141,95€~~ 113,56€ 20% OFF

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 Deficiencies and shortfalls in the supply of human organs for transplantation and human tissue for research generate policy dilemmas, stimulate illegitimate commercial activities and prevent the treatment of patients. David Price sets out an integrated legal and policy framework for constructive reform of this area.
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Human Tissue In Transplantation And Research - A Model Legal And Ethical Donation Framework

by David (Professor Of Medical Law, De Montfort University, Leicester) Price

~~58,13€~~ 46,50€ 20% OFF

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 Deficiencies and shortfalls in the supply of human organs for transplantation and human tissue for research generate policy dilemmas, stimulate illegitimate commercial activities and prevent the treatment of patients. David Price sets out an integrated legal and policy framework for constructive reform of this area.
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The Governance Of Genetic Information - Who Decides?

~~87,87€~~ 70,30€ 20% OFF

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 This volume maps the areas of ethical concern in the debate regarding the governance of genetic information, and suggests alternative ethical frameworks and models of regulation in order to inform its restructuring.
ENGLISH

Autonomy, Informed Consent And Medical Law - A Relational Challenge

by Alasdair (University Of Dundee) Maclean

~~147,35€~~ 117,88€ 20% OFF

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 Alasdair Maclean examines the ethical basis for consent to medical treatment, arguing that consent should be approached in the context of the healthcare professional-patient relationship. Suggestions for reform are compared with the possible future development of the law if Neil Manson and Onora O'Neill's model of genuine consent is implemented.
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Genes And Insurance - Ethical, Legal And Economic Issues

by Marcus (Stockholms Universitet) Radetzki, Marian (Lulea Tekniska Universitet, Sweden) Radetzki e Niklas (Goteborgs Universitet, Sweden) Juth

~~45,96€~~ 36,77€ 20% OFF

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 The genetic information that is available to insurance companies has often been regulated to avoid certain ethical difficulties. However, regulation may not be the solution, argue the authors, and suggest instead the resurrection of collectively funded public insurances. This will interest academic researchers and professionals involved with genetics and insurance.
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The Troubled Pregnancy - Legal Wrongs And Rights In Reproduction

by J. K. (University Of Edinburgh) Mason

~~141,95€~~ 113,56€ 20% OFF

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 Mason assesses the historic and contemporary legal reactions to the management of a pregnancy that is unwanted or undesired as a result of medical mismanagement or negligence. The text also explores the legal regulation of the treatment of the disabled fetus or newborn child.
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Law, Legitimacy And The Rationing Of Health Care - A Contextual And Comparative Perspective

by Keith (University Of Bristol) Syrett

~~66,24€~~ 52,99€ 20% OFF

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 Dr Syrett argues that court involvement in disputes over the rationing of healthcare resources may be viewed more positively than has traditionally been the case. English, Canadian and South African cases are analysed to illustrate how courts may contribute to the attainment of legitimacy in this field.
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The Troubled Pregnancy - Legal Wrongs And Rights In Reproduction

by J. K. (University Of Edinburgh) Mason

~~60,83€~~ 48,66€ 20% OFF

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 Mason assesses the historic and contemporary legal reactions to the management of a pregnancy that is unwanted or undesired as a result of medical mismanagement or negligence. The text also explores the legal regulation of the treatment of the disabled fetus or newborn child.
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Double Standards In Medical Research In Developing Countries

by Ruth (Albert Einstein College Of Medicine, New York) Macklin

~~74,35€~~ 59,48€ 20% OFF

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 This book examines the ethical controversies that have surrounded the design and conduct of international medical research sponsored by industrialized countries or industry, and carried out in developing countries. This is the first book to examine these issues, drawing the bold conclusion that double standards in medical research are ethically unacceptable.
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The Ethics And Governance Of Human Genetic Databases - European Perspectives

by Gardar (University Of Central Lancashire, Preston) Arnason, Matti (University Of Manchester) Hayry, Ruth (Distinguished Research Professor And Director) Chadwick e Vilhjalmur (University Of Iceland, Reykjavik) Arnason

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 Human genetic databases raise many ethical, legal and social questions. In this book, first published in 2007, bioethics scholars examine whether existing ethical frameworks and social policies adequately reflect people's concerns, and how these frameworks and policies may need to change in light of new scientific and technological developments.
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Posthumous Interests - Legal And Ethical Perspectives

by Daniel Sperling

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 The legal status of posthumous interests is explored and analysed, specifically in three categories of interest arising in the medico-legal context: the proprietary interest in the body of the deceased, the testamentary interest in determining the disposal of one's body after death and the interest in post-mortem confidentiality.
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Double Standards In Medical Research In Developing Countries

by Ruth (Albert Einstein College Of Medicine, New York) Macklin

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 This book examines the ethical controversies that have surrounded the design and conduct of international medical research sponsored by industrialized countries or industry, and carried out in developing countries. This is the first book to examine these issues, drawing the bold conclusion that double standards in medical research are ethically unacceptable.

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