Trust is not enough
Subtitle: bringing human rights to medicine
By: David J. Rothman and Sheila M. Rothman ; preface by Aryeh Neier.
Publisher: New York Review Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9781590171400
Description: "During the last half-century many international declarations have proclaimed health care to be a fundamental human right. But high aspirations repeatedly confront harsh realities, in societies both rich and poor. To illustrate this disparity, David and Sheila Rothman bring together stories from their investigations around the world into medical abuses. A central theme runs through their account: how the principles of human rights, including bodily integrity, informed consent, and freedom from coercion, should guide physicians and governments in dealing with patients and health care."--BOOK JACKET.