02904namaa2200517uu 4500 doab37076 oapen 20260305123947.0 m o d cr|mn|---annan 210210s2016 xx |||||o ||| 0|eng d 9781138819634 oapen oapen eng dc LNTM bicssc MBDC bicssc Fovargue, Sara aut The Legitimacy of Medical Treatment What role for the medical exception Taylor & Francis 2016 1 online resource (256 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star Whenever the legitimacy of a new or ethically contentious medical intervention is considered, a range of influences will determine whether the treatment becomes accepted as lawful medical treatment. The development and introduction of abortion, organ donation, gender reassignment, and non-therapeutic cosmetic surgery have, for example, all raised ethical, legal, and clinical issues. This book examines the various factors that legitimatise a medical procedure. Bringing together a range of internationally and nationally recognised academics from law, philosophy, medicine, health, economics, and sociology, the book explores the notion of a treatment, practice, or procedure being proper medical treatment, and considers the range of diverse factors which might influence the acceptance of a particular procedure as appropriate in the medical context. Contributors address such issues as clinical judgement and professional autonomy, the role of public interest, and the influence of resource allocation in decision-making. In doing so, the book explores how the law, the medical profession, and the public interact in determining whether a new or ethically contentious procedure should be regarded as legitimate. This book will be of interest and use to researchers and students of bioethics, medical law, criminal law, and the sociology of medicine. All rights reserved http://oapen.org/content/about-rights English Medical & healthcare law bicssc Medical ethics & professional conduct bicssc bioethics clinical issues economics ethical issues health law legal issues medical intervention medical procedure medicine philosophy sociology Mullock, Alexandra aut DOAB Library. https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/37076 0 Free-to-read: DOAB: description of the publication 92788 92788