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Emergent Medicine and the Law / by P.-L. Chau, Jonathan Herring.
Springer Nature - Springer Law and Criminology eBooks 2021 English International Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chau, P. -L., author.
- Herring, Jonathan, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medical laws and legislation.
- Sociology.
- Law and the social sciences.
- Medical policy.
- Medical Law.
- Socio-Legal Studies.
- Health Policy.
- Local Subjects:
- Medical Law.
- Sociology.
- Socio-Legal Studies.
- Health Policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (322 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2021.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
- Summary:
- This book examines the relationship between law and scientific advancement, with a particular focus on the theory of evolution and medical innovation. Historically, the law has struggled to keep pace with modern medical advances. The authors demonstrate that the laws that govern human behaviour must evolve in response to such advances. This book describes how evolution shapes us humans and allows us to understand processes from ageing to decision making, and examines recent medical developments related to reproduction, neurosciences, sexuality, illness, bodily autonomy, and death, while considering the ethical, philosophical and legal implications of those developments.
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Reproduction
- 3. Brain
- 4. Defining Sex
- 5. Body Ownership
- 6. Sickness
- 7. Death
- 8. Conclusion.
- ISBN:
- 9783030602086
- 3030602087
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