Product Description

Designed for students who may not have ready access to a law library, and for students on part-time and distance learning courses, the Sourcebook series offers a collection of material from a diversity of sources. The sources are annotated to set the materials in context and to explain their relevance and importance. Drawing upon a wide range of sources, this text explores the major contemporary issues and debates in the law relating to medical practice. The authors describe the role of public policies and ethics in the development of medical laws, as well as the laws themselves.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1252938 in Books
• Published on: 2000
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 766 pages

Customer Reviews

An excellent compound of issues arising in medical law.
This book is an indispensable tool for student in medical law and ethics. It reviews legal and ethical issues of modern medicine and science, including extracts from law cases, legislation and statutes. Frequent comparisons between the UK and the USA state of affairs provide readers with a broad knowledge of the core ethical principles in the field of health care provision. Going a step further, it analyzes ethical considerations specific to medical treatment: euthanasia, organ transplant, abortion and surrogacy, to mention a few.