Medical law : text, cases, and materials / Emily Jackson.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2022.

6th edition

199998

Medical laws and legislation -- Great Britain.

Jurisprudence -- Great Britain.

Bioethics.

1. An introduction to bioethics

2. The provision of health care services: the NHS, resource allocation, and public health

3. Medical malpractice

4. Informed consent

5. Incapacity I: Adults

6. Incapacity II: Children

7. Mental health law

8. Confidentiality and data

9. Genetic information

10. Clinical research

11. The regulation of medicines

12. Organ transplantation

13. Embryo research, stem cells, and emerging biotechnologies

14. Abortion

15. Assisted conception

16. Surrogacy

17. Assisted dying.

Medical Law: Text, Cases, and Materials offers all of the explanation, commentary, and extracts from cases and key materials that students need to gain a thorough understanding of this complex topic. Key case extracts provide the legal context, facts, and background; extracts from materials provide differing ethical perspectives and outline current debates; and the author's insightful commentary ensures that readers understand the facts of the cases and can navigate the ethical landscape to form their own understanding of medical law. - Publisher's description.

Previous edition 2019.

Includes index and bibliographical references.

Includes chapters on malpractice, incapacity and mental health, emerging biotechnologies, surrogacy and assisted dying

9780192843456

xliii, 1026 pages ; 25 cm