The status of family in law and bioethics : the genetic context /
Gilbar, Roy,
The status of family in law and bioethics : the genetic context / Roy Gilbar. - viii, 270 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-251) and index.
The liberal-communitarian debate in medical law and ethics -- Formulating a family in genetics : a contextual framework -- English tort law and the patient's family members -- Medical confidentiality and genetic privacy -- Who is the patient? : the medical perception of the family -- The status of family members : discussion and conclusions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
"Where do doctors' and patients' responsibilities lie in communicating diagnostic and predictive genetic information to the patient's family members? The patient may or may not wish to retain confidentiality, while the relatives may either seek information or prefer to remain ignorant. This volume investigates doctors' and patients' professional legal and ethical obligations in the context of these familial tensions."--BOOK JACKET.
0754645452 9780754645450
2005017367
Informed consent (Medical law)--Great Britain
Medical laws and legislation--Great Britain
Disclosure of information--Law and legislation--Great Britain
Medical ethics--Great Britain
Health risk assessment
KD3410.I54 / G55 2005
344.410412
The status of family in law and bioethics : the genetic context / Roy Gilbar. - viii, 270 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-251) and index.
The liberal-communitarian debate in medical law and ethics -- Formulating a family in genetics : a contextual framework -- English tort law and the patient's family members -- Medical confidentiality and genetic privacy -- Who is the patient? : the medical perception of the family -- The status of family members : discussion and conclusions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
"Where do doctors' and patients' responsibilities lie in communicating diagnostic and predictive genetic information to the patient's family members? The patient may or may not wish to retain confidentiality, while the relatives may either seek information or prefer to remain ignorant. This volume investigates doctors' and patients' professional legal and ethical obligations in the context of these familial tensions."--BOOK JACKET.
0754645452 9780754645450
2005017367
Informed consent (Medical law)--Great Britain
Medical laws and legislation--Great Britain
Disclosure of information--Law and legislation--Great Britain
Medical ethics--Great Britain
Health risk assessment
KD3410.I54 / G55 2005
344.410412