Religion, Medicine and the Law

Name: Religion, Medicine and the Law
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Religion, Medicine and the LawAuthor(s): Clayton Nill\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367582791, 978-0367582791\nSynopsis\nIs the legal protection that is given to the expression of Abrahamic religious belief adequate or appropriate in the context of English medical law? This is the central question that is explored in this book, which develops a framework to support judges in the resolution of contentious cases that involve dissension between religious belief and medical law, developed from Alan Gewirths Principle of Generic Consistency (PGC).\n\nThis framework is applied to a number of medical law case studies: the principle of double effect, ritual male circumcision, female genital mutilation, Jehovahs Witnesses (adults and children) who refuse blood transfusions, and conscientious objection of healthcare professionals to abortion. The book also examines the legal and religious contexts in which these conte.