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Policing Pregnancy : The Law and Ethics of Obstetric Conflict.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2005Copyright date: ©2005Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (271 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781351910552
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Policing PregnancyDDC classification:
  • 344.7304/12
LOC classification:
  • 2005011780
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Cases cited -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Pregnant Women and the Law -- 2 Power Imbalance in Court -- 3 Is the Law Being Used to Enforce Compliance with Medical Advice? -- 4 Undermining Capacity to Consent - Another Route to Compliance -- 5 Questioning Child Welfare - Protection or Punishment? -- 6 Ongoing Challenges to Autonomy -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: Are pregnant women entitled to the same rights of self-determination and bodily integrity as other adults? Drawing on case material from both the UK and the USA, this is the first book of its kind to offer a comprehensive assessment of healthcare law as applied to the unique situation of pregnancy.
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Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Cases cited -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Pregnant Women and the Law -- 2 Power Imbalance in Court -- 3 Is the Law Being Used to Enforce Compliance with Medical Advice? -- 4 Undermining Capacity to Consent - Another Route to Compliance -- 5 Questioning Child Welfare - Protection or Punishment? -- 6 Ongoing Challenges to Autonomy -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.

Are pregnant women entitled to the same rights of self-determination and bodily integrity as other adults? Drawing on case material from both the UK and the USA, this is the first book of its kind to offer a comprehensive assessment of healthcare law as applied to the unique situation of pregnancy.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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