Binding: Paperback
Description: Medical law is concerned with our bodies and what happens to them during and after our lives. When things go wrong with our bodies we want to know what our rights are and what governs the conduct of the clinicians into whose hands we put our lives and limbs. Dealing with matters of life and death it can therefore have a fundamental impact on medical practice. Headlines in the media often involve the core issues of medical law - organ transplantation abortion withdrawal of treatment euthanasia confidentiality research on humans - these are topics that affect us all. Headlines can misrepresent however. In order to fully understand the issues and their relevance we have to delve into the cases and into the principles behind them. In this highly readable Very Short Introduction Charles Foster explores different examples to illustrate the key problems and principles of medical law. About THE Series: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket - sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Title: Medical Law: A Very Short Introduction
Author(s): Foster Charles (Fellow Of Green Templeton College University Of Oxford And A Barrister Practising From Outer Temple Chambers London)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199660445
Pages: 160 Pages, 10 Black And White Hafltones
Publication Date: 4/5/2013
Series: Very Short Introductions
Category: Medicine: General Issues