{"title":"Surrogacy Arrangements Act 1985","authors":"A. Smajdor, J. Herring, Roberta Wheeler","doi":"10.1093/med/9780199659425.003.0033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199659425.003.0033","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter covers the Surrogacy Arrangements Act 1985 and includes topics on Surrogacy and Prohibition of Commercial Surrogacy.","PeriodicalId":415921,"journal":{"name":"Oxford Handbook of Medical Ethics and Law","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117098098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Law within medical practice","authors":"A. Smajdor, J. Herring, R. Wheeler","doi":"10.1093/med/9780199659425.003.0012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199659425.003.0012","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter sets out the basic legal framework governing medical practice. Essentially it is the law of tort that governs NHS work, while contracts play a more significant role in private medicine. The chapter explains the NHS Indemnity that plays an important role in protecting NHS staff from personal liability under civil law.","PeriodicalId":415921,"journal":{"name":"Oxford Handbook of Medical Ethics and Law","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129621315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Suicide Act 1961","authors":"A. Smajdor, J. Herring, Roberta Wheeler","doi":"10.1093/med/9780199659425.003.0032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199659425.003.0032","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter covers the Suicide Act 1961 and the topic of Suicide.","PeriodicalId":415921,"journal":{"name":"Oxford Handbook of Medical Ethics and Law","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125752649","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Issues in death and dying","authors":"A. Smajdor, J. Herring, R. Wheeler","doi":"10.1093/med/9780199659425.003.0018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199659425.003.0018","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter explores the difficult questions surrounding end of life. It sets out the current legal position on murder, euthanasia and assisted dying. It also explores the ethical debates around the issue. The chapter highlights the thin lines between acts and omissions; and between intention and foresight which are the basis of the current law. It also discusses the principles of autonomy and dignity as principles which some believe should govern the ethical analysis of this area. The chapter also considers the legal and ethical issues concerning organ donation.","PeriodicalId":415921,"journal":{"name":"Oxford Handbook of Medical Ethics and Law","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125921611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003","authors":"A. Smajdor, J. Herring, R. Wheeler","doi":"10.1093/med/9780199659425.003.0025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199659425.003.0025","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter covers the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 and the subject of the offence of female genital mutilation.","PeriodicalId":415921,"journal":{"name":"Oxford Handbook of Medical Ethics and Law","volume":"93 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124438313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mental Health Act 1983","authors":"A. Smajdor, J. Herring, R. Wheeler","doi":"10.1093/med/9780199659425.003.0031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199659425.003.0031","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter covers the Mental Health Act 1983 and includes topics on The definition of mental disorder under the Mental Health Act, Criteria for admission under s.2 Mental Health Act, Criteria for Admission under section 3, Criteria for Emergency Admission under section 4 Mental Health Act, Brain Tissue Treatment under Mental Health Act, Electro-convulsive Therapy.","PeriodicalId":415921,"journal":{"name":"Oxford Handbook of Medical Ethics and Law","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132460535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deontology","authors":"A. Smajdor, J. Herring, R. Wheeler","doi":"10.1163/2211-2685_eco_d131","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/2211-2685_eco_d131","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter considers deontological approaches to medical ethics. It emphasises the importance of duty in moral decision-making. It addresses the idea that human beings should never use one another as a mere means. The chapter also considers some of the challenges posed to deontological thought and the links between deontology and human rights.","PeriodicalId":415921,"journal":{"name":"Oxford Handbook of Medical Ethics and Law","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131291917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Negligence","authors":"A. Smajdor, J. Herring, R. Wheeler","doi":"10.1093/med/9780199659425.003.0013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199659425.003.0013","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter explores the law of negligence. It explains the concepts of a duty of care and what amounts to a breach of that duty. It also considers the importance of causation in the law and the need to prove that the negligent act caused the loss to the claimant. The chapter also explains how damages are assessed under the tort of negligence.","PeriodicalId":415921,"journal":{"name":"Oxford Handbook of Medical Ethics and Law","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134058518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The virtuous doctor","authors":"A. Smajdor, J. Herring, R. Wheeler","doi":"10.1093/med/9780199659425.003.0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199659425.003.0002","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter explores virtue ethics. It explains how this approach emphasises the importance of medical professionals’ virtues such as compassion, wisdom and justice. While this approach can promote flexibility, and accommodates human responses, it can face challenges if it is not clear what the virtuous thing to do is.","PeriodicalId":415921,"journal":{"name":"Oxford Handbook of Medical Ethics and Law","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132925571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Court","authors":"A. Smajdor, J. Herring, Roberta Wheeler","doi":"10.1093/med/9780199659425.003.0011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199659425.003.0011","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter explains the procedure followed in criminal cases and civil cases. It explores the role of the Crown Prosecution Service in criminal prosecutions. It also considers the important role that expert witnesses can play in civil proceedings and what the expectations are of those who put themselves forward for that role.","PeriodicalId":415921,"journal":{"name":"Oxford Handbook of Medical Ethics and Law","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114933542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}