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Autonomy and Pregnancy: A Comparative Analysis of Compelled Obstetric Intervention
Explores issues relating to reproduction. Analyzing medical ethics and the law in a variety of jurisdictions, this book makes suggestions on reforming the law in the UK. It examines: embryo research; failed sterilization; and, the fertility of the incompetent international initiatives with regard to the application of biology and medicine.
| Author(s) | By Sam Halliday. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Paperback / softback |
| Pages | 249 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 13 May 2016 |
| Availability | Available |
Explores issues relating to reproduction. Analyzing medical ethics and the law in a variety of jurisdictions, this book makes suggestions on reforming the law in the UK. It examines: embryo research; failed sterilization; and, the fertility of the incompetent international initiatives with regard to the application of biology and medicine.
Introduction 1. Court ordered obstetric intervention: the American case law 2. Court authorised obstetric intervention: The English case law 3. The imposition of a duty to protect the foetus upon a pregnant woman and her doctor in Germany 4. Comparative r
Samantha Halliday is an Associate Professor in Law at the University of Leeds.
