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In the UK, medical ethics and law are often thought of and taught together, but while ‘good medical ethics’ is often reflected in law–the need to obtain a patient's adequately informed consent, for example—this is not necessarily the case.
- Emily Jackson
- 2015
Dec 20, 2023 · Because addressing issues in medical ethics often requires multidisciplinary expertise — in philosophy, biomedical research, clinical practice, law, policy, and communication, among other...
Medical Law and Ethics covers not only the core legal principles, key cases, and statutes that govern medical law, but also explores the key ethical debates and dilemmas that exist in the field to ensure that the law is firmly embedded within its context.
The four principles of biomedical ethics as outlined by Beauchamp and Childress have become the cornerstones of biomedical ethics in healthcare practice. These principles, which we shall look at more closely in this post, are autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence and justice.
Oct 1, 2021 · The books sets out the key legal principles governing medical practice including the obtaining of consent; the law of negligence; the principles of confidentiality; the law on organ donation; and the legal regulation of end of life.
Apr 4, 2018 · Amid growing discussion of the social impact of biological research, the rationing of new medical technologies such as kidney dialysis and the rights of patients and experimental subjects, they viewed bioethics as the scrutiny of ethical issues raised by medicine and the biological sciences.
This chapter discusses various aspects of ethics and medical law. It begins with a definition of medical law. It then covers the nature of illness, the scope of medicine, the sociological impact of being ill, UK health statistics, and general ethical principles.
