Legal and ethical aspects of healthcare / S.A.M. McLean, J.K. Mason.

London ; San Francisco : Greenwich Medical Media, [2003], ©2003.

xiii, 252 pages ; 24 cm

Ch. 1. About medicine and the law -- Ch. 2. Resources - Who decides? -- Ch. 3. The confidential relationship -- Ch. 4. The therapeutic partnership -- Ch. 5. Refusal of consent -- Ch. 6. Medical negligence -- Ch. 7. Using people for research -- Ch. 8. Assisted reproduction -- Ch. 9. Genetics and pregnancy -- Ch. 10. Termination of pregnancy -- Ch. 11. Genetics, insurance and employment -- Ch. 12. Is life worth living? -- Ch. 13. Disposal of the body and body parts -- Ch. 14. Sex, gender and the law -- Ch. 15. Mental health and mental capacity -- Ch. 16. The law and the elderly.

Includes bibliographical references and index.