Sarah Elliston

The Best Interests of the Child in Healthcare

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume provides an excellent re-evaluation of the `best interests¿ test in the health-care arena; the ways it has developed, the inherent difficulties in its use and its interpretation in legal cases concerning the medical care of children.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: UCL Press
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• Gewicht: 635g
• ISBN-13: 9781844720439
• ISBN-10: 1844720438
• Artikelnr.: 23458082

Autorenporträt

Sarah Elliston is a Lecturer in Medical Law at the University of Glasgow where she has taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses in medical law for thirteen years. Her particular research interests are in the medical treatment of children and aspects of human reproduction and the law

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Standards in Decision Making Concerning Children 3. Best
Interests and Consent 4. Best Interests and Refusal 5. Best Interests
between Children 6. Best Interests and Withholding/Withdrawing Treatment 7.
Best Interests and Medical Research 8. Conclusions