Inspiring a Medico-Legal Revolution

Contents: Foreword, Lawrence O. Gostin; Preface. Part I Issues at the Beginning of Life: Reproductive health and the law, Rebecca J. Cook and Bernard M. Dickens; DIY abortion and harm reduction, Emily Jackson; Parenthood and artificial human reproduction: the dangers of inappropriate medicalisation, Kenneth McK. Norrie; `Fetal infants': at the edge of life?, Margot Brazier and John Harris. Part II Care: Trust or contract: how far does the contemporary doctor-patient relationship protect and promote autonomy?, Graeme T. Laurie and J. Kenyon Mason; Advance directives and surrogate decision-making: when are patients' prior wishes not determinative?, Loane Skene; Disability and healthcare: some philosophical questions, Robin Downie; Bioethics through the telescope: institutional ethics in the NHS, Christopher Newdick. Part III Liability: Clinical negligence and poor quality care: is Wales `putting things right'?, Vivienne Harpwood; No-fault compensation for medical injury: principles, practice and prospects for reform, Anne-Maree Farrell. Part IV Regulation: Research participants and the right to be informed, Deryck Beyleveld and Roger Brownsword; Children, cosmetic surgery and perfectionism: a case for legal regulation?, Jean V. McHale; Legal regulation of new technologies: re-thinking xenotechnologies in the twenty-first century, Marie Fox; The human genome revolution: Sheila McLean's quest for intellectual rigour and reproductive liberty, Mark Henaghan. Part V Issues at the End of Life: In word, or sigh, or tear: depression and end-of-life choices, Colin Gavaghan; Assisted dying: humanity or autonomy?, Tom Campbell. References; Index.