TY  - BOOK
AU  - Foster,Charles
TI  - Dignity in Bioethics and Law
SN  - 9781849461771 (pbk.) :
AV  - K3249 
U1  - 341.48 FOS 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Hart
KW  - Respect for persons
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - Dignity
KW  - Bioethics
KW  - Law
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Medical & healthcare law
KW  - thema
KW  - Ethical issues: scientific, technological & medical developments
KW  - Human rights & civil liberties
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -