Bioethics, medicine and the criminal law Volume III, Medicine and bioethics in the theatre of the criminal process /

Brazier, Margaret.

Bioethics, medicine and the criminal law Volume III, Medicine and bioethics in the theatre of the criminal process / [electronic resource] . Margaret Brazier and Suzanne Ost. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, c2013. - xviii, 291 p. - Cambridge bioethics and law . - Cambridge bioethics and law. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Courtrooms, 'physic' and drama: the 'criminal process' and the regulation of medicine before 1858 -- Crime, doctors and the body (politic) -- From 'theatre' to the dock via the mortuary -- Protecting life before birth? -- Medical (and non-medical) ending of life: criminal responsibility and the (ir)relevance of motivation -- Which twin lives? Jodie and Mary (Gracie and Rosie) -- Drawing connections: moral philosophy, (political) liberalism, responsibility and the theatre of interpretation -- Parallels and disconnects: bioethical principles, principles of criminalisation and the rule of law.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9781107333222 (electronic bk.)




Physicians--Malpractice--Criminal provisions.
Bioethics.
Criminal law--Philosophy.
Medical errors--Moral and ethical aspects.
Medical care--Law and legislation--Criminal provisions.


Electronic books.

K4366 / .B73 2013

345/.02