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Voluntary Euthanasia Debate
The Spinney Press 2013; US$ 25.00Euthanasia has been illegal in Australia since the federal government overturned short-lived Northern Territory laws in 1996. Despite it being a crime to assist in euthanasia, prosecutions have been rare. Four decades? worth of opinion polls have shown that a majority of Australians appear to support the legal option of aid-in-dying for those suffering... more...
Legal and Ethical Regulation of Biomedical Research in Developing Countries
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2013; US$ 134.95This study argues that whilst ethical regulation of biomedical research in Africa and other developing countries has attracted global attention, legal liability issues, such as the application of common law rules and the development of legally enforceable regulations, have been neglected. It examines some of the major research scandals in Africa and... more...
Fast Facts About Nursing and the Law
Springer Publishing Company 2013; US$ 30.00Nurses are required not only to keep pace with a swiftly changing health care environment and make rapid decisions on critical issues, they must also be cognizant of the legal implications of these decisions. This Fast Facts legal reference provides the quick, reliable legal information that nurses need to protect themselves in practice, management,... more...
Pharmacy Law and Practice
Elsevier Science 2013; US$ 69.95The fifth edition of Pharmacy Law and Practice provides a straightforward and useable guide for students, practitioners, academics and others interested in pharmacy law and practice in the United Kingdom. This multi-dimensional book includes discussions of socio-political influences on legal developments to provide greater insight to the reader.... more...
Generation Roe
Seven Stories Press 2013; US$ 16.95Strong support among women was key to Obama?s reelection. At the start of his second term, it is time for Barack Obama, forty years after Roe v. Wade , to finally help lead us to demystify abortion. One-third of all American women will have an abortion by the time they are 45, and most of those women are already mothers. Yet, the topic remains taboo.... more...
Der Schutz genetischer Daten
Springer 2013; US$ 84.99Die inzwischen weit fortgeschrittenen Möglichkeiten der Analyse menschlichen Erbmaterials rufen einerseits Hoffnung und Erwartungen, andererseits eine diffuse Angst vor genetischem Determinismus und Reduktionismus hervor. Aber welches Wissen vermittelt ein Gentest überhaupt? Genetische Testergebnisse sind in hohem Maße interpretationsbedürftig.... more...
Bioethics, Medicine and the Criminal Law
Cambridge University Press 2013; US$ 88.00This work maps the criminal process's impact on several key issues in medicine and its arbitration of bioethics. more...
Malpractice and Medical Liability
Springer 2013; US$ 169.99Medical responsibility lawsuits have become a fact of life in every physicians medical practice. However, there is evidence that physicians are increasingly practising defensive medicine, ordering more tests than may be necessary and avoiding patients with complicated conditions. The modern practice of medicine is increasingly complicated by... more...
Schutz genetischer, medizinischer und sozialer Daten als multidisziplinäre Aufgabe
Springer 2013; US$ 64.99Fortschritte in der Medizin, in der Genomforschung und in der Informationstechnik stellen den Datenschutz vor ein Dilemma: Forschung und die Anwendung neuer Methoden setzen häufig voraus, dass personenbezogene Daten in großem Umfang zentral verfügbar, verteilbar und verknüpfbar sind. Gleichzeitig bergen zentrale Datensammlungen... more...
Narratives and Jewish Bioethics
Palgrave Macmillan 2013; US$ 80.00Narratives and Jewish Bioethics searches for answers to the critical question of what roles ancient narratives play in creating modern norms by Jewish bioethicists utilizing the Jewish textual tradition. more...









