Medical & Healthcare Law

This book explores the legal and ethical dilemmas that arise from the procurement, storage and use of stem cells derived from the umbilical cord of new-born infants. Karen Devine traces the emergence of umbilical cord blood (UCB) as a biological resource of potential therapeutic value, and introduce..

This book reflects on the many contributions made in and to European bioethics to date, in various locations, and from various disciplinary perspectives. In so doing, the book advances understanding of the academic and social status of European bioethics as it is being supported and practiced by var..

Challenging the dominant account of medical law as normatively and conceptually subordinate to medical or bio ethics, this book provides an innovative account of medical law as a rhetorical practice Against the idea of a timeless, placeless ethics as the master discipline for medical law, this book ..

Challenging the dominant account of medical law as normatively and conceptually subordinate to medical or bio ethics, this book provides an innovative account of medical law as a rhetorical practice Against the idea of a timeless, placeless ethics as the master discipline for medical law, this book ..

This title was first published in 2002.This invaluable collection of essays critically evaluates the treatment received by women as recipients and providers of health care...

The advent of organizations considering an on-site approach to the delivery of healthcare services increases in direct proportion to the rising of healthcare costs. This volume is a how-to manual on the design and implementation of an on-site program and presents the challenges and benefits of such ..

This title was first published in 2003. Xenotransplantation - the transplantation of animal organs into humans - poses a fascinating moral dilemma. Should this ability to extend the lives of millions of older people be permitted given that it might trigger a new pandemic similar to AIDS?..