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As the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded, stark social inequalities
have increasingly been revealed and, in many cases, exacerbated by
the global health crisis. This book explores these inequalities,
identifying three thematic strands: power and governance, gender
and marginalized communities. By examining these three themes in
relation to the effects of the pandemic, the book uncovers how
unequal the pandemic truly is. It brings together invaluable
insights from a range of international scholars across multiple
disciplines to critically analyse how these inequalities have
played out in the context of COVID-19 as a first step towards
achieving social justice.
As the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded, stark social inequalities
have increasingly been revealed and, in many cases, been
exacerbated by the global health crisis. This book explores these
inequalities, identifying three thematic strands: power and
governance, gender and marginalized communities. By examining these
three themes in relation to the effects of the pandemic, the book
uncovers how unequal the pandemic truly is. It brings together
invaluable insights from a range of international scholars across
multiple disciplines to critically analyse how these inequalities
have played out in the context of COVID-19 as a first step towards
achieving social justice.
Where do a doctor's responsibilities lie in communicating
diagnostic and predictive genetic information to a patient's family
members? On the one hand, a patient may wish to retain
confidentiality while the relatives seek information; on the other,
a patient may wish to share the information while the relatives
would rather not know. This volume investigates the doctor's
professional legal and ethical obligations in the context of these
two familial tensions. The examination is conducted within the
liberal-communitarian debate, whereby the two philosophies hold
different perceptions of the individual and the relationship he or
she has with others. Within this theoretical framework, the book
examines the approach taken by English medical law and ethics to
the communication of genetic information to family members.
Legally, the focus is on tort law and the law of confidentiality.
Ethically, it concentrates on the approach taken by the bioethical
literature, and more specifically by codes of ethics and
professional guidelines.
Where do a doctor's responsibilities lie in communicating
diagnostic and predictive genetic information to a patient's family
members? On the one hand, a patient may wish to retain
confidentiality while the relatives seek information; on the other,
a patient may wish to share the information while the relatives
would rather not know. This volume investigates the doctor's
professional legal and ethical obligations in the context of these
two familial tensions. The examination is conducted within the
liberal-communitarian debate, whereby the two philosophies hold
different perceptions of the individual and the relationship he or
she has with others. Within this theoretical framework, the book
examines the approach taken by English medical law and ethics to
the communication of genetic information to family members.
Legally, the focus is on tort law and the law of confidentiality.
Ethically, it concentrates on the approach taken by the bioethical
literature, and more specifically by codes of ethics and
professional guidelines.
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