Foundations of Medical Law and Jurisprudence

The changing nature of health care delivery and the gathering pace of technological possibility pose new and recurrent challenges for English law and the ethical principles on which it rests. This book sets out the nature of these challenges and clearly illustrates the resolution of those arguments in core areas of critical concern.

Medical law is a rapidly growing subject of intellectual inquiry. Grounded in principles of civil law, criminal law and public administration, it is shot through with examples of moral complexity and controversy. The changing nature of health care delivery and the gathering pace of technological possibility pose new and recurrent challenges for English law and the ethical principles on which it rests. Medicine and health care, as much as law, raise fundamental issues of social justice. These are not always easy issues to understand and examine. "Foundations of Medical Law Jurisprudence" sets out the nature of these challenges and clearly illustrates the resolution of those arguments in core areas of critical current concern.

Law, Justice and Health Care
The Patient's Case
Coded Messages: Human Embryology
Genetics
Primary Meanings: The Beginning of Life
The Human Body Bazaar
Final Thoughts: Public Policy
the Ending of Life
The Many Futures of Medical Law.