Medical Law: Text, Cases, and Materials, 6th Edition

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.

• Extracts from a wide variety of academic materials ensure students acquire an overview of a range of different perspectives
• Insightful author commentary and detailed analysis ensures that students gain a thorough understanding of the ethical context in which the law operates
• Central Issues sections at the start of each chapter outline the key concepts covered, and further reading sections at the end provide guidance on further sources for research
• Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support

New to this Edition:

• The COVID-19 pandemic and its implications are covered throughout, including new sections on pandemic rationing and public health in a pandemic, COVID-19 vaccines for children, and clinical trials in a pandemic
• Coverage of the government's White Paper on reform of the Mental Health Act
• Coverage of the changes to the regulation of clinical trials and medicines in the UK as a result of Brexit
• Coverage of the change in the law on organ donation, which brought in an opt-out system in 2020
• Expanded coverage of data sharing and mobile technologies in relation to confidentiality
• Coverage of the changes to the law on abortion in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
• Coverage of the proposals set out in the Law Commissions' consultation on reform of the law on surrogacy
• Coverage of the most recent Assisted Dying Bill in England, and inclusion of new material on assisted dying in Australia/New Zealand, as well as updates on Canada