Bioethics, medicine and the criminal law [electronic resource] . Volume III, Medicine and bioethics in the theatre of the criminal process / Margaret Brazier and Suzanne Ost.

By: Brazier, MargaretContributor(s): Ost, Suzanne | ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge bioethics and lawPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, c2013Description: xviii, 291 pISBN: 9781107333222 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Physicians -- Malpractice -- Criminal provisions | Bioethics | Criminal law -- Philosophy | Medical errors -- Moral and ethical aspects | Medical care -- Law and legislation -- Criminal provisionsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 345/.02 LOC classification: K4366 | .B73 2013Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
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.
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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.

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