448 Pages
by
Routledge
448 Pages
by
Routledge
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Those involved in family and sexual relationships today face a bewildering variety of medico-legal dilemmas. These are encountered from as early as the preconception state of the embryo and continue throughout the period of child raising until the status of the mature minor is achieved. This book dissects a wide range of legal, medical and ethical issues surrounding reproduction and the parental... Read more
Contents: Sex and marriage; Sexual intercourse; Contraception; Sterilization; Abortion; Protection of the fetus; Fetal experimentation; The infertile man; The infertile women; A third party to marriage; Defective neonates and infants; Consent to treatment and research in children; The protection of young children; The killing of children within the family; Index.
Biography
J.K. Mason
’...a rich and interesting source of important cases that have influenced modern jurisdiction...this book will be extraordinarily helpful for people who want to specialise in medical law or need to know which cases have dealt with a special topic...I would recommend this book to everyone in need of information about medical legislation in England.’ Biomedical Ethics ’...fresh insights...well referenced...the book is of considerable value.’ International Digest of Health Legislation ’I found this text engaging and accessible...of value to moral philosophers who would like to consolidate their understanding with a knowledge of the realities of life...also to any reader who wishes to benefit from a chronological understanding of change.’ Journal of Medical Ethics
