Medicine and Law

Name: Medicine and Law
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ISBN: 9780198082880

K. Kannan (, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh, India)

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OUP India
01 May 2014

Law as it applies to other professions; Medical ethics & professional conduct; Medicolegal issues

This book analyses various issues concerning the application of law to the field of medical practice, education, and research from a global perspective with particular focus on India. The volume, analytical in approach and comprehensive in coverage, ought to evoke vital public interest in that it examines technological advancements in the medical field that have legal, social, and ethical implications. The issues, including organ transplant, euthanasia, surrogacy and abortion, sex selection, the concept of consent, clinical trials, designer babies, cosmetic enhancement and confidentiality, are common to all countries but vary in their moral perception due to diverse cultural underpinnings of each country. The author adopts an interdisciplinary approach combining law with medicine to address these issues. This book is also a comparative study with a special focus on Indian case law and jurisdictions from other countries including the US and the UK.

By: K. Kannan ( Judge Punjab and Haryana High Court Chandigarh India)
Imprint: OUP India
Dimensions: Height: 219mm, Width: 149mm, Spine: 45mm
Weight: 774g
ISBN: 9780198082880
ISBN 10: 0198082886
Pages: 624
Publication Date: 01 May 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; Introduction; 1. Medical Education; 2. Medical Ethics; 3. Consent; 4. Doctor in Courts; 5. Medical Negligence; 6. Assisted Reproduction; 7. Sex Selection and Medical Termination of Pregnancy; 8. Medical Research and Patents; 9. Organ Transplant; 10. Sexuality: The Other Side; 11. Cosmetic Enhancement and Magic Remedies; 12. Medical Insurance; 13. Joining the Loose Ends; Index

K. Kannan is Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh, India.