Carte blanche : the erosion of medical consent /

"Carte Blanche is the alarming tale of how the right of Americans to say "no" to risky medical research is eroding at a time when we are racing to produce a vaccine and treatments for Covid-19. This medical right that we have long taken for granted was first sacrificed on the altar of...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Washington, Harriet A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Columbia Global Reports, [2021]
Subjects:
Informed consent (Medical law)
Human experimentation in medicine > Moral and ethical aspects.
Informed Consent > ethics
Human Experimentation > ethics
Researcher-Subject Relations > ethics
Consentement éclairé (Droit médical)
Expérimentation humaine en médecine > Aspect moral.
Human experimentation in medicine > Moral and ethical aspects
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface: informed consent in the time of infection
  • Exigencies of war
  • The legacy of Nuremberg
  • False blood
  • "The other"
  • Cold-blooded killer
  • Pushing "Special K"
  • Erasing consent
  • Conclusion: reclaiming choice
  • A bestiary of involition
  • The Nuremberg Code.

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