Law and Bioethics: An Introduction (Not In A Series)

Menikoff D JD, Jerry

ISBN 10: 0878408398 / ISBN 13: 9780878408399

Published by Georgetown University Press, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Law and Bioethics: An Introduction (Not In A Series)
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0878408398
• ISBN 13: 9780878408399
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

While the American legal system has played an important role in shaping the field of bioethics, Law and Bioethics is the first book on the subject designed to be accessible to readers with little or no legal background. Detailing how the legal analysis of an issue in bioethics often differs from the "ethical" analysis, the book covers such topics as abortion, surrogacy, cloning, informed consent, malpractice, refusal of care, and organ transplantation.

Structured like a legal casebook, Law and Bioethics includes the text of almost all the landmark cases that have shaped bioethics. Jerry Menikoff offers commentary on each of these cases, as well as a lucid introduction to the U.S. legal system, explaining federalism and underlying common law concepts. Students and professionals in medicine and public health, as well as specialists in bioethics, will find the book a valuable resource.

About the Author

Jerry Menikoff is an assistant professor of law, ethics, and medicine at the University of Kansas.