Legal Perspectives in Bioethics

by Iltis; Ana S.

• ISBN13: 9780415701488
• ISBN10: 0415701481
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-11-16
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Issues in bioethics often turn, at least in part, on the law and regulatory requirements. Consisting of chapters that address particular bioethics topics from the lawa??s perspective, this fascinating book includes: an introduction to the American legal system papers identifying the principal ways in which the law influences discussions and decisions concerning each of the topics highlighted supplemental papers on certain areas that address the influence and status of the law in countries other than the United States. Covering traditional topics in bioethics, such as determinations of death and health care decisions for vulnerable groups, the text also explores emerging areas such as conflicts of interest in research, genetics, and privacy and confidentiality in the electronic age. Incisive and thought-provoking, this volume provides readers with a rich context for understanding the intersection between the law on bioethicsand the central issues in bioethics.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Law and bioethics	p. 1
A review of current issues in the regulation of human subject research in the United States	p. 10
Financial conflicts of interest in human subjects research: domestic and international issues	p. 29
The role and legal status of health care ethics committees in the United States	p. 46
What's wrong with health privacy?	p. 68
Health care and the human genome: regulatory challenge and response	p. 95
Bioethics issues surrounding the beginning of life: legal aspects in the United States	p. 126
Acquiring and allocating human organs for transplant: U.S. law	p. 143
End-of-life legal issues in the United States	p. 158
Pediatrics, the law, and bioethics	p. 175
Health care decisions for the elderly	p. 196
Legal regulation of genetic testing: balancing privacy and family interests	p. 208
Assisted reproduction in Ireland	p. 219
Canadian legal perspectives in bioethics	p. 237
Bioethics and New Zealand health law	p. 258
Bioethics in the developing world	p. 274
Index	p. 292
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