Protecting the Vulnerable: Autonomy and Consent in Health Care

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

Overview

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).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134946716
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/20/2005
Series:	Social Ethics and Policy , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	196
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

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

Table of Contents

Contributors:
Colin J. Morley, Richard Nicholson, Peter Mittler, Margaret Brazier, Raanan Gillon, Heather Draper, Alastair Campbell, Gavin Fairbairn, Richard Lindley, Harry Lesser, Mary Lobjoit