Autonomy, consent and the law

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The notion that consent based on the concept of autonomy, underpins a good or beneficent medical intervention is deeply rooted in the jurisprudence of most countries throughout the world. Autonomy, Consent and the Law examines these notions in the UK, Australia and the US, and critiques the way in which autonomy and consent are treated in bioethics and law.

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Full title :Autonomy, consent and the law / Sheila A.M. McLean.

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Publication Date:2009.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge-Cavendish
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2009.

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Title from PDF title page (viewed October 5, 2009).

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Description:1 online resource

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ISBN:9780203873199, 020387319X
oclc:ocn449115738
LC Classification:K3611.I5
Dewey Decimal:344.04/12

From Hippocrates to paternalism to autonomy : the new hegemony -- From autonomy to consent -- Consent, autonomy and the law -- Autonomy at the end of life -- Autonomy and pregnancy -- Autonomy and genetic information -- Autonomy and organ transplantation -- Conclusion.