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Medical Law and Ethics (9th edn)  

Jonathan HerringProfessor of Law, Exeter College, University of OxfordClose
Published in Print: 14 April 2022 Published Online:September 2022
https://doi.org/10.1093/he/9780192856562.001.0001
ISBN: 9780192856562
Publisher:Oxford University Press

Abstract

Medical Law and Ethics covers not only the core legal principles, key cases, and statutes that govern medical law, but also explores the key ethical debates and dilemmas that exist in the field to ensure that the law is firmly embedded within its context. The title highlights these debates, drawing angles from other jurisdictions, religious beliefs, and feminist perspectives which influence legal regulations. Other features such as ‘a shock to the system’, ‘public opinion’, and ‘reality check’ introduce further sociological aspects, contributing to the way in which the subject is approached. This new edition also includes a new chapter on the medical law governing children and discussion of the response to the COVID pandemic. It also discusses important developments in the case law governing the Mental Capacity Act, clinical negligence, abortion, and reproduction.

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religious beliefs, feminist perspectives, legal regulations, public opinion, NHS, mental capacity, euthanasia, Assisted Dying Bill

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