TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gilbar,Roy
TI  - The status of family in law and bioethics: the genetic context 
SN  - 0754645452
AV  - KD3410.I54 G55 2005
U1  - 344.410412 22
PY  - 2005///]
CY  - Aldershot, Hampshire, England, Burlington, VT
PB  - Ashgate
KW  - Informed consent (Medical law)
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Medical laws and legislation
KW  - Disclosure of information
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - Medical ethics
KW  - Health risk assessment
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-251) and index; 1; The liberal-communitarian debate in medical law and ethics --; 2; Formulating a family in genetics : a contextual framework --; 3; English tort law and the patient's family members --; 4; Medical confidentiality and genetic privacy --; 5; Who is the patient? : the medical perception of the family --; 6; The status of family members : discussion and conclusions
N2  - "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
ER  -