Policing pregnancy
Subtitle: the law and ethics of obstetric conflict
By: by Sheena Meredith.
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hants, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Obstetrics -- Law and legislation -- United States.; Informed consent (Medical law) -- United States.; Pregnant women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.; Obstetrics -- Law and legislation -- England.; Informed consent (Medical law) -- England.; Pregnant women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- England.; Pregnant women -- Treatment -- Decision making.; Medical ethics.
Description: "This is the first book of its kind to offer a comprehensive assessment of healthcare law as applied to the unique situation of pregnancy. Drawing on case material from both the UK and the USA, it describes the trend towards 'policing pregnancy' and explores the emergence of the concept of 'maternal-foetal conflict' and why, in the author's view, this would be more appropriately labelled 'obstetric conflict'. Suggestions are made for alternative approaches that better safeguard the overall well-being of pregnant women and their future children."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pregnant women and the law; title: Power imbalance in court; title: Is the law being used to enforce compliance with medical advice?; title: Undermining capacity to consent : another route to compliance; title: Questioning child welfare : protection or punishment?; title: Other threats : continuing challenges to autonomy.