Autonomy and pregnancy : a comparative analysis of compelled obstetric intervention / Samantha Halliday.

London ; New York : Routledge, 2016.

xviii, 249 pages ; 24 cm.

Introduction -- Legal responses to a pregnant woman's refusal of medical treatment required for the benefit of the foetus. Court-ordered obstetric intervention : the American case law ; Court-authorised obstetric intervention : the English case law ; The imposition of a duty to protect the foetus upon a pregnant woman and her doctor in Germany -- Comparative analysis of the legal responses to a woman's refusal of medical treatment required for the benefit of the foetus -- Conclusion : moving forward, putting the woman back centre-stage.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-241) and index.