Awards

• Winner of Outstanding Title 6 (United States)
• Winner of Outstanding Title, American Association of School Librarians and the Public Library Association.
• Winner of Outstanding Title.

Overview

This text on the field of bioethics and the law is designed for readers with little or no legal background. Detailing how the legal analysis of an issue in bioethics often differs from the ""ethical"" analysis, it covers such topics as abortion, surrogacy, cloning, informed consent, malpractice, refusal of care and organ transplantation. Structured like a legal casebook, it includes the text of almost all the landmark cases that have shaped bioethics. It offers commentary on each of these cases, as well as an introduction to the US legal system, explaining federalism and underlying common law concepts. Students and professionals in medicine and public health, as well as specialists in bioethics, should find this book a useful resource.

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9780878408399

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Reviews

The overall excellence of the multitudinous questions...is a cardinal strength of the book... This illuminating volume potentially inculcates many lessons of considerable scholarly value to the serious student of law and bioethics. JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) Menikoff presents the basic law relevant to bioethics in a way that is accessible but not simplistic. Bioethics and Law A welcome addition to the world of college textbooks and a valuable resource for anyone concerned with the critical life and death issues of our day... This thoughtful book encourages students and all other forunate readers to face these issues with intelligence and compassion. Bioethics Forum

The overall excellence of the multitudinous questions ... is a cardinal strength of the book... This illuminating volume potentially inculcates many lessons of considerable scholarly value to the serious student of law and bioethics. JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) Menikoff presents the basic law relevant to bioethics in a way that is accessible but not simplistic. Bioethics and Law A welcome addition to the world of college textbooks and a valuable resource for anyone concerned with the critical life and death issues of our day... This thoughtful book encourages students and all other forunate readers to face these issues with intelligence and compassion. Bioethics Forum

The overall excellence of the multitudinous questions...is a cardinal strength of the book... This illuminating volume potentially inculcates many lessons of considerable scholarly value to the serious student of law and bioethics. -- JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) Menikoff presents the basic law relevant to bioethics in a way that is accessible but not simplistic. -- Bioethics and Law A welcome addition to the world of college textbooks and a valuable resource for anyone concerned with the critical life and death issues of our day... This thoughtful book encourages students and all other forunate readers to face these issues with intelligence and compassion. -- Bioethics Forum

The overall excellence of the multitudinous questions...is a cardinal strength of the book... This illuminating volume potentially inculcates many lessons of considerable scholarly value to the serious student of law and bioethics. -- JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) Menikoff presents the basic law relevant to bioethics in a way that is accessible but not simplistic. -- Bioethics and Law A welcome addition to the world of college textbooks and a valuable resource for anyone concerned with the critical life and death issues of our day... This thoughtful book encourages students and all other forunate readers to face these issues with intelligence and compassion. -- Bioethics Forum

Author Information

Jerry Menikoff is an assistant professor of law, ethics, and medicine at the University of Kansas.

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