Cambridge Law, Medicine and Ethics – serie
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Genes and Insurance
Ethical, Legal and Economic Issues
Av Marcus Radetzki, Marian Radetzki m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
523 kr
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The result of two key social developments in recent years are examined here: the partial dismantling of the welfare state and the progress of genetics. Genetic insights are increasingly valuable for risk assessment, and insurers would like to use these insights to help determine premiums. Combined …
Healthcare Decision-Making and the Law
Autonomy, Capacity and the Limits of Liberalism
Inbunden, 2010
1648 kr
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This analysis of the law's approach to healthcare decision-making critiques its liberal foundations in respect of three categories of people: adults with capacity, adults without capacity and adults who are subject to mental health legislation. Focusing primarily on the law in England and Wales, …
Posthumous Interests
Legal and Ethical Perspectives
Häftad, 2011
835 kr
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Daniel Sperling discusses the legal status of posthumous interests and their possible defeat by actions performed following the death of a person. The author first explores the following questions: Do the dead have interests and/or rights, the defeat of which may constitute harm? What does …
Xenotransplantation and Risk
Regulating a Developing Biotechnology
Inbunden, 2011
1078 kr
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Some developing biotechnologies challenge accepted legal and ethical norms because of the risks they pose. Xenotransplantation (cross-species transplantation) may prolong life but may also harm the xeno-recipient and the public due to its potential to transmit infectious diseases. These …
Organ Shortage
Ethics, Law and Pragmatism
Av Anne-Maree Farrell, David Price m. fl.
Inbunden, 2011
1648 kr
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Organ shortage is an ongoing problem in many countries. The needless death and suffering which have resulted necessitate an investigation into potential solutions. This examination of contemporary ethical means, both practical and policy-oriented, of reducing the shortfall in organs draws on the …
The Governance of Genetic Information
Who Decides?
Av TBD, Heather Widdows m. fl.
Inbunden, 2009
988 kr
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This volume maps the areas of ethical concern in the debate regarding the governance of genetic information, and suggests alternative ethical frameworks and models of regulation in order to inform its restructuring. Genetic governance is at the heart of medical and scientific developments, and is …
Double Standards in Medical Research in Developing Countries
Av Ruth Macklin, Alexander McCall Smith
Häftad, 2004
820 kr
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This book examines the ethical controversies that have surrounded the design and conduct of international medical research sponsored by industrialized countries or industry, and carried out in developing countries. The chief concern is that research subjects in developing countries may be exploited …
The Troubled Pregnancy
Legal Wrongs and Rights in Reproduction
Av J. K. Mason
Häftad, 2007
688 kr
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Mason looks at the legal response to those aspects of the troubled pregnancy which require or involve medico-legal intervention. The unwanted pregnancy is considered particularly in the light of the Abortion Act 1967, s.1(1)(d) and the related action for so-called wrongful birth due to faulty …
Law, Legitimacy and the Rationing of Health Care
A Contextual and Comparative Perspective
Av Keith Syrett
Häftad, 2007
732 kr
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Dr Keith Syrett argues for a reappraisal of the role of public law adjudication in questions of healthcare rationing. As governments worldwide turn to explicit rationing strategies to manage the mismatch between demand for and supply of health services and treatments, disappointed patients and the …
Human Tissue in Transplantation and Research
A Model Legal and Ethical Donation Framework
Av David Price
Häftad, 2009
658 kr
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Deficiencies and shortfalls in the supply of human organs for transplantation and human tissue for research generate policy dilemmas across the world and have often given rise to major and deleterious controversies, such as those relating to organ and tissue retention practices following …
Rationality and the Genetic Challenge
Making People Better?
Häftad, 2010
673 kr
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Should we make people healthier, smarter, and longer-lived if genetic and medical advances enable us to do so? Matti Häyry asks this question in the context of genetic testing and selection, cloning and stem cell research, gene therapies and enhancements. The ethical questions explored include …
Rationality and the Genetic Challenge
Making People Better?
Inbunden, 2010
1018 kr
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Should we make people healthier, smarter, and longer-lived if genetic and medical advances enable us to do so? Matti Häyry asks this question in the context of genetic testing and selection, cloning and stem cell research, gene therapies and enhancements. The ethical questions explored include …
Genes and Insurance
Ethical, Legal and Economic Issues
Av Marcus Radetzki, Marian Radetzki m. fl.
Inbunden, 2003
1554 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The result of two key social developments in recent years are examined here: the partial dismantling of the welfare state and the progress of genetics. Genetic insights are increasingly valuable for risk assessment, and insurers would like to use these insights to help determine premiums. Combined …
Double Standards in Medical Research in Developing Countries
Av Ruth Macklin
Inbunden, 2004
1123 kr
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This book examines the ethical controversies that have surrounded the design and conduct of international medical research sponsored by industrialized countries or industry, and carried out in developing countries. The chief concern is that research subjects in developing countries may be exploited …
The Troubled Pregnancy
Legal Wrongs and Rights in Reproduction
Av J. K. Mason
Inbunden, 2007
1588 kr
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Mason looks at the legal response to those aspects of the troubled pregnancy which require or involve medico-legal intervention. The unwanted pregnancy is considered particularly in the light of the Abortion Act 1967, s.1(1)(d) and the related action for so-called wrongful birth due to faulty …
The Ethics and Governance of Human Genetic Databases
European Perspectives
Av Matti Häyry, Ruth Chadwick m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
1588 kr
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The Medical Biobank of Umeå in Sweden, deCODE's Health Sector Database in Iceland, the Estonian Genome Project and the UK Biobank contain health data and genetic data from large populations. Some include genealogical or lifestyle information. They are resources for research in human genetics and …
Law, Legitimacy and the Rationing of Health Care
A Contextual and Comparative Perspective
Av Keith Syrett
Inbunden, 2007
1554 kr
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Dr Keith Syrett argues for a reappraisal of the role of public law adjudication in questions of healthcare rationing. As governments worldwide turn to explicit rationing strategies to manage the mismatch between demand for and supply of health services and treatments, disappointed patients and the …
Posthumous Interests
Legal and Ethical Perspectives
Inbunden, 2008
1588 kr
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Daniel Sperling discusses the legal status of posthumous interests and their possible defeat by actions performed following the death of a person. The author first explores the following questions: Do the dead have interests and/or rights, the defeat of which may constitute harm? What does …
Human Tissue in Transplantation and Research
A Model Legal and Ethical Donation Framework
Av David Price
Inbunden, 2009
1716 kr
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Deficiencies and shortfalls in the supply of human organs for transplantation and human tissue for research generate policy dilemmas across the world and have often given rise to major and deleterious controversies, such as those relating to organ and tissue retention practices following …
Autonomy, Informed Consent and Medical Law
A Relational Challenge
Inbunden, 2009
1648 kr
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Alasdair Maclean analyses the ethical basis for consent to medical treatment, providing both an extensive reconsideration of the ethical issues and a detailed examination of English law. Importantly, the analysis is given a context by situating consent at the centre of the healthcare …
Healthcare Decision-Making and the Law
Autonomy, Capacity and the Limits of Liberalism
Häftad, 2014
553 kr
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This analysis of the law's approach to healthcare decision-making critiques its liberal foundations in respect of three categories of people: adults with capacity, adults without capacity and adults who are subject to mental health legislation. Focusing primarily on the law in England and Wales, …
Autonomy, Informed Consent and Medical Law
A Relational Challenge
Häftad, 2013
583 kr
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Alasdair Maclean analyses the ethical basis for consent to medical treatment, providing both an extensive reconsideration of the ethical issues and a detailed examination of English law. Importantly, the analysis is given a context by situating consent at the centre of the healthcare …
The Governance of Genetic Information
Who Decides?
Av Heather Widdows, Caroline Mullen
Häftad, 2013
523 kr
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This volume maps the areas of ethical concern in the debate regarding the governance of genetic information, and suggests alternative ethical frameworks and models of regulation in order to inform its restructuring. Genetic governance is at the heart of medical and scientific developments, and is …
The Ethics and Governance of Human Genetic Databases
European Perspectives
Av Matti Häyry, Ruth Chadwick m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
538 kr
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The Medical Biobank of Umeå in Sweden, deCODE's Health Sector Database in Iceland, the Estonian Genome Project and the UK Biobank contain health data and genetic data from large populations. Some include genealogical or lifestyle information. They are resources for research in human genetics and …
