Mason and McCall Smith's Law and Medical Ethics 8th Edition

• Covers the whole field of modern ethical medical practice, making the book suitable for use on all undergraduate and postgraduate medical law courses
• Clearly sets out both sides of the argument in ethical debates, and offers the authors' own perspectives, encouraging students to explore and form their own opinions
• Includes medical as well as legal facts, setting it apart from other legal textbooks in the field
• Takes account of the influence of international jurisdictions, particularly in the EU, over the development of UK law

New to this edition

• Updated to include coverage of all of the latest case and statute law, including the Human Tissue and Mental Health Acts, to ensure that readers are as up-to-date and informed as possible
• Thorough discussion of the revisions to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act
• Restructured to better reflect current teaching practices

This classic textbook has provided students of medical law and ethics with a framework for exploring this fascinating subject for over 25 years. Providing coverage of all of the topics found on medical law courses, it gives an overview of the inter-relationship between ethical medical practice and the law. The authors, both hugely experienced and influential in the field, offer their own opinions on current debates and controversies, and thereby encourage readers to formulate their own views and arguments.

As a still-developing discipline, medical law is significantly shaped by the courts, and as such this book provides extensive coverage of recent judicial decisions as well as statutory developments. The last edition included a new chapter on the European dimension to health care, and this edition continues to take a comparative approach, with particular importance attached to the shift in influence from transatlantic jurisdictions to those of the EU.

This book has continually evolved to reflect changes in the law and shifting ethical opinions - this eighth edition continues to fulfil this remit and is essential reading for any serious medical law student or practitioner, as well as being of interest to all those involved in the delivery and control of modern healthcare.

Readership: This text is primarily for undergraduate students opting to take Medical Law modules, or postgraduates studying medical law and ethics. It is also sometimes used on nursing and medicine courses as supplementary reading.