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.