Rights, duties, and the body : law and ethics of the maternal-fetal conflict / Rosamund Scott.
Material type: TextPublisher: Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub, 2002Description: xxxv, 437 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1841131342
- 9781841131344
- Rights, duties, and the body : Law and ethics of the maternal-foetal conflict
- Rights, duties & the body [Spine title]
- 342.085 23
- K642 .S36 2002
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-422) and index.
Table of Cases -- Table of Legislation -- General Introduction: The Problem and the Issues Raised -- Pt. I. The Moral Relationship Between a Pregnant Woman and her Fetus: Exploring a Woman's Moral Rights and Duties -- 1. The Relation of the Fetus to the Pregnant Woman -- 2. The Relation of the Pregnant Woman to the Fetus: The Interface between her Moral Rights and Duties -- Conclusions to Part I -- Pt. II. The Legal Arguments from Rights -- 3. Introduction to the Maternal-Fetal Cases and the Law of Treatment Refusal -- 4. Understanding the Values Underlying and Justifying a Pregnant Woman's Legal Right to Refuse Treatment -- Conclusions to Part II -- Pt. III. The Legal Arguments from Duty -- 5. "Technical" Arguments from Abortion Law -- 6. Arguments from Tort Law -- 7. Arguments from Rescue Law -- Conclusions to Part III -- Concluding the Arguments -- Bibliography of Works Cited -- Index of Names -- Subject Index.
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