1st Edition
Management of Post-Mortem Pregnancy Legal and Philosophical Aspects
By Daniel Sperling
Copyright 2006
178 Pages
by
Routledge
178 Pages
by
Routledge
178 Pages
by
Routledge
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Recent advances in medical technology have provided healthcare staff with the possibility of maintaining the life of a brain-dead pregnant woman on life-support in order to achieve successful delivery of the foetus. Management of Post-Mortem Pregnancy examines the legal and ethical difficulties surrounding such post-mortem management. Offering practical guidance based on a combined analysis of... Read more
Contents: Preface; Abortion law; Bodily interventions during pregnancy; Pregnancy clauses in advance directive legislation; Human tissue gift law; Maternal brain-death: the main issues; Relational feminist analysis; Ethical duties of the pregnant mother; Conclusions and suggestions; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Daniel Sperling
