This fully revised and update edition provides an incisive survey of the legal situation in areas as diverse as fertility treatment, patient consent, assisted dying, malpractice and medical privacy. -- .
Exploring the tumultuous relationship between law and medicine, this book delves into historical narratives that illustrate how legal frameworks have regulated healthcare practices. It challenges the notion that law uniformly supported medical professionals, highlighting a complex interplay that spans from birth to death. Through vivid storytelling, it uncovers enduring themes that reflect the ongoing tensions and collaborations between these two fields over the centuries.
This book considers the appropriate response of the criminal law with regard to women whose acts or omissions in pregnancy cause the death or injury of the child born alive. It compares recent developments in English law in the light of the Human Rights Act 1998, with those in America, which has seen an enormous growth in litigation over the last two decades.