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

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

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  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN: 9780192843456
  • Published In: July 2022
  • Format: Paperback , 1024 pages
  • Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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    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
  • 1: An introduction to bioethics
    2: Resource allocation
    3: Medical malpractice
    4: Consent I: Understanding
    5: Consent II: Capacity and voluntariness
    6: Mental health law
    7: Confidentiality
    8: Genetic information
    9: Clinical research
    10: Product liability and the regulation of medicines
    11: Organ transplantation
    12: Embryo and stem cell research
    13: Abortion
    14: Liability for occurrences before birth
    15: Assisted conception
    16: Surrogacy
    17: End of life

  • Emily Jackson is Professor of Law at the London School of Economic.

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