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1 online resource (xxvi, 848 pages) Doctors and medical students confront increasingly complicated ethical dilemmas. To respond effectively they need skills in ethical reasoning and an understanding of the law and professional guidance. This book helps them achieve these things. It provides practical advice and guidance that draws upon the large volume of enquiries received by the BMAs Medical Ethics Department. Although rooted in moral theory and legal practice, the book is designed both to provide practical advice for doctors day to day working lives and to stimulate debate on broader areas of public policy Previous edition: 1993 Print version record Includes bibliographical references and index The doctor-patient relationship -- Consent and refusal: competent adults -- Treatment without consent: incapacitated adults and compulsory treatment -- Consent and refusal: children and young people -- Confidentiality -- Health records -- Contraception, abortion, and birth -- Assisted reproduction -- Genetics -- Caring for patients at the end of life -- Euthanasia and physician assisted suicide -- Responsibilities after a patient's death -- Prescribing and administering medication -- Rese

Author

BMA Medical Ethics Department

Publisher

BMJ Books : BMA

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780585493077

Subjects

Medical, Engineering, Technology