Revisiting Landmark Cases in Medical Law

Name: Revisiting Landmark Cases in Medical Law
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Is it lawful for a doctor to give a patient life-shortening pain relief? Can treatment be lawfully provided to a child under 16 on the basis of her consent alone? Is it lawful to remove food and water provided by tube to a patient in a vegetative state? Is a woman\u2019s refusal of a caesarean section recommended for the benefit of the fetus legally decisive? These questions were central to the four focal cases revisited in this book.