Autonomy and Pregnancy: A Comparative Analysis of Compelled Obstetric Intervention

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Sam Halliday

Autonomy and Pregnancy

A Comparative Analysis of Compelled Obstetric Intervention

Sam Halliday

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English

Birkbeck Law Press
10 May 2016

Ethical issues & debates; Jurisprudence & general issues; Medical & healthcare law; Medical ethics & professional conduct; Medicolegal issues; Reproductive medicine; Materno-fetal medicine

Series: Biomedical Law and Ethics Library

Topical and contemporary, this book explores a number of current issues relating to reproduction. Critically analyzing medical ethics and the law in a variety of jurisdictions, it makes suggestions on reforming the law in the UK.

Looking at the relationship between the law and medical ethics in a number of jurisdictions, including Germany, the US, France, the Republic of Ireland, Australia, the Netherlands and Belgium, the author examines: embryo research failed sterilization the fertility of the incompetent international initiatives, such as the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the application of biology and medicine.

This is a valuable book for those studying law and medical healthcare law.

By: Sam Halliday
Imprint: Birkbeck Law Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 498g
ISBN: 9781859419182
ISBN 10: 1859419186
Series: Biomedical Law and Ethics Library
Pages: 249
Publication Date: 10 May 2016
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. Court ordered obstetric intervention: the American case law 2. Court authorised obstetric intervention: The English case law 3. The imposition of a duty to protect the foetus upon a pregnant woman and her doctor in Germany 4. Comparative reflections upon court authorised obstetric intervention

Samantha Halliday is a Senior Lecturer in Law and the director of the Institute of Medicine, Law and Bioethics at the University of Liverpool. She is also Associate Fellow at the Institute of Health, University of Warwick.