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The Law and Ethics of Medicine - Essays on the Inviolability of Human Life (Hardcover)
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The Law and Ethics of Medicine - Essays on the Inviolability of Human Life (Hardcover)
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The Law and Ethics of Medicine: Essays on the Inviolability of
Human Life explains the principle of the inviolability of human
life and its continuing relevance to English law governing aspects
of medical practice at the beginning and end of life. The book
shows that the principle, though widely recognized as an historic
and foundational principle of the common law, has been
misunderstood in the legal academy, at the Bar and on the Bench.
Part I of the book identifies the confusion and clarifies the
principle, distinguishing it from 'vitalism' on the one hand and a
'qualitative' evaluation of human life on the other. Part II
addresses legal aspects of the beginning of life, including the
history of the law against abortion and its relevance to the
ongoing abortion debate in the US; the law relating to the 'morning
after' pill; and the legal status of the human embryo in vitro.
Part III addresses legal aspects of the end of life, including the
euthanasia debate; the withdrawal of tube-feeding from patients in
a 'persistent vegetative state'; and the duty to provide palliative
treatment. This unique collection of essays offers a much-needed
clarification of a cardinal legal and ethical principle and should
be of interest to lawyers, bioethicists, and healthcare
professionals (whether they subscribe to the principle or not) in
all common law jurisdictions and beyond.
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