Table of Cases |
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Table of Statutes |
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Table of Statutory Instruments |
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xli | |
Table of European and International Legislation |
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xlii | |
1 Ethics and Medical Law |
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1 | (54) |
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2 | (1) |
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2 The link between law and ethics |
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3 | (2) |
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5 | (3) |
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8 | (4) |
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12 | (1) |
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6 General ethical principles |
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13 | (7) |
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20 | (6) |
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26 | (1) |
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9 Feminist medical ethics |
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27 | (1) |
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28 | (2) |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (2) |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (3) |
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39 | (2) |
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41 | (3) |
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44 | (2) |
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20 COVID and medical law and ethics |
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46 | (4) |
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50 | (1) |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (4) |
2 The Structure of the National Health Service and the Rationing of Healthcare Resources |
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55 | (54) |
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1 What are the principles underpinning the NHS? |
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55 | (6) |
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2 The structure of the NHS |
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61 | (1) |
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3 Policymaking and central planning in the NHS |
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62 | (2) |
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4 Quality control: regulation and inspection |
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64 | (1) |
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5 Commissioning and planning services |
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65 | (1) |
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6 Charging: community versus health care |
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65 | (2) |
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7 The provision of services |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (3) |
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71 | (31) |
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102 | (1) |
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11 Public health: prevention |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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104 | (2) |
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106 | (3) |
3 Medical Negligence |
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109 | (45) |
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1 The law and medical malpractice: an overview |
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110 | (1) |
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111 | (2) |
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113 | (26) |
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139 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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6 Medical malpractice litigation in practice |
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140 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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8 Criticisms of the current legal position |
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141 | (4) |
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145 | (1) |
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10 The NHS Redress Act 2006 |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (3) |
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12 Matters other than compensation |
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150 | (1) |
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13 Professional regulation |
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151 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (1) |
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152 | (2) |
4 Consent to Treatment |
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154 | (79) |
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1 The consequences of treatment without consent |
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155 | (1) |
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2 Criminal law and the non-consenting patient |
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155 | (2) |
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3 The law of tort and the non-consenting patient |
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157 | (1) |
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4 Who must provide the consent? |
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158 | (2) |
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160 | (1) |
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160 | (14) |
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7 The form of the consent |
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174 | (1) |
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8 When it is permissible to treat a patient with capacity who does not consent |
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175 | (5) |
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9 The treatment of patients lacking capacity |
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180 | (6) |
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10 The best interests of the person |
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186 | (11) |
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11 Treatment that cannot be consented to |
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197 | (2) |
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12 Actions in negligence based on a failure to provide sufficient information |
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199 | (8) |
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207 | (6) |
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14 The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
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213 | (2) |
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15 Balancing protection and autonomy |
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215 | (1) |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (2) |
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19 Ethics and best interests |
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220 | (2) |
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20 Ethical issues surrounding advance directives |
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222 | (3) |
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21 Autonomy and the medical professional-patient relationship |
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225 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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227 | (2) |
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229 | (4) |
5 Children and Medicine |
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233 | (29) |
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1 The medical treatment of children: basic principles |
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233 | (1) |
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2 Parental responsibility and consent |
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234 | (1) |
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234 | (5) |
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239 | (1) |
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5 The defence of necessity |
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239 | (1) |
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6 Cases where children and parents disagree |
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239 | (4) |
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7 Cases where the parents disagree |
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243 | (1) |
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8 Cases where parents and doctors disagree |
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243 | (12) |
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9 Limits on parental consent |
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255 | (1) |
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10 Children and COVID vaccination |
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256 | (1) |
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11 The ethics of child treatment |
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256 | (4) |
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260 | (1) |
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260 | (1) |
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260 | (2) |
6 Mental Health Law |
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262 | (42) |
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1 Statistics on mental health |
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263 | (1) |
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2 The Mental Health Act 1983 |
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264 | (14) |
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278 | (1) |
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279 | (1) |
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5 The reforms to the law under the 2007 Act |
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280 | (3) |
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283 | (2) |
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7 Liberty protection safeguards |
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285 | (2) |
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8 Problems in mental health practice |
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287 | (5) |
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9 Critics of mental health |
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292 | (3) |
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295 | (2) |
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11 Paternalism as the ground for detention? |
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297 | (2) |
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12 The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
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299 | (1) |
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13 The Independent Review of the Mental Health Act |
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300 | (1) |
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301 | (1) |
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301 | (1) |
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302 | (2) |
7 Confidentiality |
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304 | (47) |
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1 The legal basis of confidentiality |
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306 | (11) |
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2 Breach of confidentiality |
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317 | (3) |
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3 Justifying breach of confidence |
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320 | (11) |
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4 The Data Protection Act 2018 |
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331 | (1) |
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332 | (6) |
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6 Legal remedies in confidentiality cases |
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338 | (1) |
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339 | (4) |
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343 | (3) |
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346 | (1) |
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347 | (1) |
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348 | (1) |
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349 | (2) |
8 Contraception, Abortion, and Pregnancy |
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351 | (100) |
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1 Contraception: its use and function |
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351 | (2) |
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2 The availability of contraception |
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353 | (2) |
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3 Teenage pregnancy rates |
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355 | (1) |
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4 Abortion and contraception |
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355 | (2) |
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5 Contraception and children |
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357 | (1) |
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6 Contraception, sterilization, and those lacking capacity |
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358 | (8) |
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7 Tort liability and contraception |
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366 | (7) |
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8 Ethical issues concerning contraception |
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373 | (2) |
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9 An introduction to abortion |
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375 | (2) |
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377 | (11) |
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11 Conscientious objection |
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388 | (4) |
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12 Actions to prevent abortion |
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392 | (1) |
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13 Abortion and adults lacking capacity |
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393 | (2) |
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395 | (1) |
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396 | (2) |
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16 Discussion of abortion law in the U.K. |
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398 | (3) |
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401 | (1) |
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18 The legal status of the fetus |
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402 | (4) |
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406 | (25) |
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20 Particularly controversial abortions |
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431 | (4) |
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435 | (1) |
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22 Regulating pregnant women |
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436 | (2) |
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23 Pregnancy and childbirth |
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438 | (2) |
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440 | (5) |
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445 | (1) |
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446 | (1) |
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447 | (4) |
9 Reproduction |
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451 | (63) |
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452 | (2) |
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2 The concept of reproductive autonomy |
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454 | (5) |
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3 Criticisms of assisted reproduction |
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459 | (3) |
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4 The different techniques |
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462 | (2) |
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464 | (6) |
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470 | (6) |
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476 | (5) |
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8 Gamete donation: anonymity |
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481 | (3) |
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9 Payment for gamete donation |
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484 | (1) |
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484 | (8) |
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11 Preimplantation genetic screening |
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492 | (7) |
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499 | (1) |
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500 | (4) |
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14 Genetic enhancement and eugenics |
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504 | (4) |
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508 | (1) |
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509 | (2) |
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511 | (3) |
10 Organ Donation and the Ownership of Body Parts |
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514 | (62) |
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1 The Human Tissue Act 2004 |
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514 | (13) |
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2 Comments on the Human Tissue Act 2004 |
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527 | (7) |
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3 Transplanting of organs |
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534 | (13) |
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4 Liability for mishaps from organ transplant |
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547 | (1) |
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547 | (6) |
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553 | (1) |
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554 | (6) |
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560 | (1) |
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9 The living body as property |
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561 | (10) |
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571 | (1) |
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571 | (1) |
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571 | (2) |
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573 | (3) |
11 Dying and Death |
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576 | (85) |
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578 | (5) |
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2 The law and the end of life |
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583 | (22) |
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3 Applying the law in difficult cases |
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605 | (8) |
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4 Alleged inconsistency in the present law |
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613 | (6) |
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5 Ethical issues: euthanasia |
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619 | (27) |
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6 Patients lacking capacity: ethical issues |
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646 | (2) |
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7 Refusal of treatment: ethical issues |
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648 | (1) |
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8 Palliative care and hospices |
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649 | (3) |
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652 | (2) |
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654 | (1) |
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655 | (2) |
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657 | (4) |
Index |
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