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Autonomy, consent and the law /

The notion that consent based on the concept of autonomy, underpins a good or beneficent medical intervention is deeply rooted in the jurisprudence of most countries throughout the world. Autonomy, Consent and the Law examines these notions in the UK, Australia and the US, and critiques the way in w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McLean, Sheila
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge-Cavendish, 2009.
Colección:Biomedical law and ethics library.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • From Hippocrates to paternalism to autonomy : the new hegemony
  • From autonomy to consent
  • Consent, autonomy and the law
  • Autonomy at the end of life
  • Autonomy and pregnancy
  • Autonomy and genetic information
  • Autonomy and organ transplantation
  • Conclusion.