Dignity in Bioethics and Law / by Charles Foster.
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TextPublication details: Oxford : Hart, 2011.Description: 200 pISBN: - 9781849461771 (pbk.) :
- 9781849461771 (Paper)
- 341.48 FOS
- K3249
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.Beginnings -- 2.A short history of dignity -- 3.Defining and dissecting dignity -- 4.\'Dignity is useless\' -- 5.What do non-philosophers and non-lawyers mean by dignity? -- 6.Taking stock of the view from the academy and the ward -- 7.Dignity in the courtroom: general overview -- 8.Consent, confidentiality, privacy, medical research and resources -- 9.Human enhancement and cloning technologies -- 10.Reproductive choice and unborn -- 11.The end of live -- 12.The use and abuse of body parts.
Dignity is often denounced as hopelessly amorphous or incurably theological. Drawing on clinical, anthropological, philosophical and legal insights, Foster provides a new lexicon and grammar of language which will be essential reading for anyone wanting to travel in the outlandish territories of bioethics or medical law.