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Author:   Seamus Burns (Solicitor and Senior Lecturer, Sheffield Hallam University, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Professional
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 25.00cm , Height: 4.60cm , Length: 15.80cm
Weight:   1.260kg
ISBN:  

9781526508195

ISBN 10:   1526508192
Pages:   864
Publication Date:   14 February 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Ongoing Controversies or Ethical Descents Down Slippery Slopes PART 1 Human Admixed Embryos: New Eden or Manufactured Humanity? Chapter 3: Frankenstein Humanity - Promethean Hubris? Chapter 4: House of Lords Debate Chapter 5: House of Commons Debates Chapter 6: Two's company, but is three a crowd? - The Law and Ethics concerning mitochondrial donation and the creation of the 'Three-Parent Child' considered PART 2 Saviour Siblings - Commodifying Life? Chapter 7: Saviour Siblings Chapter 8: Ethical Issues Chapter 9: House of Lords Debates Chapter 10: House of Commons Debates Chapter 11: New Beginnings - New Law? PART 3 Welfare of the Child versus the Wishes or Whims of the Parents Chapter 12: Welfare of the Child in 2019 Chapter 13: The Common Law Response: Case Law on the 'Welfare of the Child' and Suitability of Parents Chapter 14: House of Commons Debates Chapter 15: House of Lords Debates PART 4 The Case for Abortion Reform Chapter 16: The Abortion Controversy Chapter 17: Abortion - Northern Ireland PART 5 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 - The New Order of Parents Chapter 18: The Birth of the New Parenthood Regime Chapter 19: Naming but not Shaming? PART 6 The Impact of Human Rights Chapter 20: Human Rights and Reproductive Medicine Chapter 21: ECHR Square Pegs in Common Law Round Holes PART 7 The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority - Fit for Purpose in 2019? Chapter 22: Warnock: The Ethical Compass Chapter 23: The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 - the Birth of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority Chapter 24: Changes to the HFEA following the 2008 Act Chapter 25: New Flesh on the Dry Bones of the Law - The New Code of Practice 9th Edition, 2019 examined PART 8 The Lottery of Certain Lives Chapter 26: The Lottery of Accessing Assisted Reproduction PART 9 Randomness Rejected? Chapter 27: Sex Selection under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 PART 10 Comparative Perspectives Chapter 28: Stem Cell Research in the United States: the Ethical Civil War Battlelines Redrawn? Chapter 29: European Union and Research on Embryonic Stem Cells - the Door Closes? Part 11 In Search of the Best Ethical Compass Chapter 30: The Role of Parliament: Our Ethical Compass Chapter 31: The View of the House of Lords Chapter 32: The Case for an Alternative Ethical Forum Chapter 33: Conclusions

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Seamus Burns has brought to bear his considerable experience in the field to produce a book that is essential reading for both medico-legal practitioners and students alike -- Philip Bremner, University of Exeter, Medical Law International * Review of previous edition *

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Seamus Burns, Solicitor, Senior Lecturer in Law, Sheffield Hallam University.

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