Medical Law and Ethics

Jonathan Herring

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Oxford University Press
15 May 2025

Legal ethics & professional conduct; Medical & healthcare law

Medical Law and Ethics covers the core legal principles, key cases, and statutes that govern medical law alongside the key ethical debatesand dilemmas that exist in the field.

Carefully constructed features highlight these debates, drawing out the European angles, religious beliefs, and feminist perspectives whichinfluence legal regulations. Other features such as 'a shock to the system', 'public opinion' and 'reality check' introduce further socio-legaldiscussion and contribute to the lively and engaging manner in which the subject is approached.

Digital formatsThe tenth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats. www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks Lively and student-friendly discussion of the law presented alongside a range of ethical perspectives.

Medical Law and Ethics covers the core legal principles, key cases, and statutes that govern medical law alongside the key ethical debates and dilemmas that exist in the field.

A concise text providing discussion of the law and an overview of the ethical perspectives, ensuring that readers are able to fully understand the law and its contextJonathan Herring's lively and captivating writing style brings this highly topical aspect of law to life, while remaining closelytailored to course requirements, and as a result this book is the perfect study companionCarefully created features throughout the text draw attention to the many diverging opinions in medical law, including religious, feminist, and European perspectives, to ensure that readers develop a fully rounded appreciation of the complexities of the subjectNew coverage of the assisted Dying Bill 2024Developments in the law on trans/gender questioning youthExtended discussion on disability and abortionDiscussion of the developing law on medical negligenceUpdated content on the ethical and legal implications of the use of AI in the medical fieldNew coverage of the Mental Health Bill introduced to parliament in 2024

By: Jonathan Herring
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 10th Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 171mm,
ISBN: 9780198936497
ISBN 10: 0198936494
Pages: 744
Publication Date: 15 May 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

1: Ethics and Medical Law 2: The Structure of the National Health Service and the Rationing of Healthcare Resources 3: Medical Negligence 4: Consent to Treatment 5: Children and Medicine 6: Mental Health Law 7: Confidentiality 8: Conraception, Abortion and Pregnancy 9: Reproduction 10: Organ Donation and the Ownership of Body Parts 11: Dying and Death

Jonathan Herring is Professor of Law at Exeter College, University of Oxford. He is a widely published author across several disciplines,including criminal law, family law, and legal ethics.