Medical Ethics And Medical Law
Subtitle: A Symbiotic Relationship
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Hart Publishing; Hart
Published: June 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781841135083
Subjects: Medicolegal issues; Social law; Ethics; Medical Law & Legislation; Medical; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Law and ethics; Medical ethics; Medical laws and legislation
Description: "Medical law and ethics are frequently referred to in conjunction, and appear together in many textbooks. But do they combine to form a cohesive unit, and do they benefit each other? It may be argued that they do not, but rather suffer a symbiotic relationship, clashing rather than cooperating. This book examines this relationship, and how the law sees medical ethics. It then considers whether medical ethics functions in the way that the law thinks that it does. After providing a historical perspective that identifies medical ethics discourse as disjointed and fragmented, the book continues by examining key medico-legal case law and reports that have an inherent ethical content for clues as to how they define medical ethics and its role. It also considers how medical ethics sees the law, concluding that a misapprehension by each party as to what the other does creates a mutually harmful relationship between them."--Bloomsbury Publishing.