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Key Ethical Issues
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By
Pauline Mifflin, MA(Medical Ethics), CertEd Midwife
Description
A provocative look at the ethical and legal issues surrounding the saving of very premature babies. This book presents the viewpoints
of both medical professionals and the families who have to cope with children left with multiple and profound learning disabilities as
a result of pre-term delivery.
Audience
Midwives, students of Midwifery, also nursing students, nurses, medical undergraduates, students on ethics courses, paediatricians, libraries
Contents
Introduction
Section 1: The Child and its family
Chapter 1: Theories and principles of medical ethics
Chapter 2: The very
premature baby: a profile
Chapter 3: Effects on the family
Section 2: The Sanctity vs Quality of Life Issue
Chapter 4: Some
religious perspectives
Chapter 5: Does Human life have intrinsic value?
Section 3: Withdrawing or withholding treatment
Chapter
6: Acts and omissions Doctrine etc
Chapter 7 : Differing Ethical views (referring to recent guidelines drawn up by the Royal College
of Paediatrics and Child Health)
Section 4: The Principle of Justice and Resource Allocation
Chapter 8: Explanation of the
Principle of Justice in relation to health care resources
Chapter 9: Medical Triage, quality adjusted life year; implications for
neonatal care
Section 5: The legal framework
Chapter 10: Criminal Law and the Duty of Care (for parents and doctors); Killing
or Allowing to Die: is there a difference in law?
Chapter 11: Relevant court decisions and their implications
Chapter 12: Conclusions
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 256 pages, publication date: APR-2003
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-5412-8
ISBN-10: 0-7506-5412-0
Imprint: BOOKS FOR MIDWIVES
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Last update: 19 Feb 2010
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