Protecting the Vulnerable: Autonomy and Consent in Health Care: 1 (Social Ethics and Policy)

ISBN 10: 0415046971 / ISBN 13: 9780415046978

Published by Routledge, 1991

About this Item

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Protecting the Vulnerable: Autonomy and Consent in Health Care: 1 (Social Ethics and Policy)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415046971
• ISBN 13: 9780415046978
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Weight: 390 grams

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Synopsis

The right of adults with sound mind to consent to treatment or risk their own health for the benefit of the community in a clinical trial is unequivocally recognised by the law. But what about those vulnerable by virtue of their age, nature or position in society? Experts from the fields of medicine, philosophy, theology and law, explore the ethical and legal principles which seek to reconcile the individual's right to autonomy with the need to protect vulnerable groups. Discussions refer both to specific groups (premature babies, children, people with mental handicaps) and specific issues (cases of abuse by sterilization of women, suicide, the right to information).

About the Author

Margaret Brazier (Edited by) ,  Mary Lobjoit (Edited by)