Steph Jowett (Queensland University of Technology)

Consent for Medical Treatment of Trans Youth

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Produktbeschreibung

Showing how the law and medical knowledge intersect, Steph Jowett examines the law governing consent to medical treatment for trans youth in Australia, England and Wales. Using clear examples and accessible language, Jowett offers a comparative perspective that will benefit future reform efforts.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Bioethics and Law
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 227
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 338g
• ISBN-13: 9781009077958
• ISBN-10: 1009077953
• Artikelnr.: 70900986

Autorenporträt

Steph Jowett is a Lecturer at Queensland University of Technology. Her research focuses on the intersection of children's health and law. Her doctoral research examined consent for medical treatment of trans youth. She was made a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2020.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Gender diversity in children and adolescents
3. Medical treatment of trans youth
4. Australian law governing consent to medical treatment for trans youth
5. Law governing consent to medical treatment for trans youth in England and Wales
6. Comparison of the law in England and Wales with Australia
7. Congruency of the law with medicine
Future directions for law reform.