Law and Bioethics
 512 pp., 6 x 9 Paperback ISBN: 9780878408399 (0878408398) eBook ISBN: 9781589018198 E-Inspection Request E-Inspection February 2002 LC: 00-061023 EXPLORE THIS TITLE DescriptionTable of Contents Reviews |
Law and Bioethics
An Introduction
Chosen as a 2002 Outstanding Title for Public and Secondary School Libraries by the American Association of School Librarians
While the American legal system has played an important role in shaping the field of bioethics, Law and Bioethics is the first book on the subject designed to be accessible to readers with little or no legal background. Detailing how the legal analysis of an issue in bioethics often differs from the "ethical" analysis, the book covers such topics as abortion, surrogacy, cloning, informed consent, malpractice, refusal of care, and organ transplantation. Jerry Menikoff is an assistant professor of law, ethics, and medicine at the University of Kansas.
Reviews
"The overall excellence of the multitudinous questions . . . is a cardinal strength of the book. . . . This illuminating volume potentially inculcates many lessons of considerable scholarly value to the serious student of law and bioethics."—JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) "Menikoff presents the basic law relevant to bioethics in a way that is accessible but not simplistic."—Bioethics and Law "A welcome addition to the world of college textbooks and a valuable resource for anyone concerned with the critical life and death issues of our day. . . . This thoughtful book encourages students and all other forunate readers to face these issues with intelligence and compassion."—Bioethics Forum "It's all here—the most important legal cases in bioethics accompanied by lucid commentary. . . . Menikoff has organized the materials in a manner than makes abundantly clear how the law and bioethics have developed. I cannot think of a better introduction to the topic."—Peter A. Ubel, MD, University of Michigan and Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Medical Center "A well-written, engaging, and comprehensive casebook."—Mark Siegler, MD, Director, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, The University of Chicago "A comprehensive and carefully structured examination of bioethics and of the law's response . . . will inspire virtually every reader to think again about the issues at stake in the contemporary bioethical debate."—Janet Dolgin, Hofstra University Table of Contents PART I THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE 1. Federalism and Bioethics PART II REPRODUCTION 2. The Right to Privacy Introduction The Meaning of "Due Process" Griswold v. Connecticut Notes and Questions The Meaning of "Equal Protection" Eisenstadt v. Baird Notes and Questions 3. The Past and Present of Sterilization Introduction Buck v. Bell Notes and Questions Skinner v. Oklahoma Notes and Questions Conservatorship of Valerie N. Notes and Questions 4. The Right to Abortion Introduction Roe v. Wade Notes and Questions Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey Notes and Questions Stenberg v. Carhart Notes and Questions 5. The Brave New World of Reproduction Introduction In re Baby M Notes and Questions Gestational Surrogacy Johnson v. Calvert Notes and Questions Parenthood and the United States Constitution Michael H. v. Gerald D. Notes and Questions Cloning The Current and Future Legal Status of Cloning Notes and Questions 6. Beyond Abortion: The Interests of Women and Fetuses Introduction In re A.C. Notes and Questions Whitner v. State Notes and Questions PART III DOCTORS, PATIENTS, AND STANDARDS OF CARE 7. The Doctor-Patient Relationship Introduction Hurley v. Eddingfield Notes and Questions The Law of Torts: From Battery to Informed Consent Canterbury v. Spence Notes and Questions Helling v. Carey Notes and Questions Confidentiality Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California Notes and Questions 8. The Outer Limits of Informed Consent Introduction Johnson v. Kokemoor Notes and Questions The Conflicted World of Managed Care Hedrich v. Pegram Notes and Questions 9. Beyond "Standard Care": Alternative Medicine, Experimentation, and Research Introduction In re Guess Notes and Questions Experimentation and Research Stewart v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation Notes and Questions Adams v. Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Maryland, Inc. Notes and Questions PART IV END-OF-LIFE DECISIONS 10. The Right to Refuse Care Introduction In re Quinlan Notes and Questions Bouvia v. Superior Court Notes and Questions Making Decisions for Incompetent Patients Advance Directives Beyond Advance Directives Illinois Health Care Surrogate Act Notes and Questions Lane v. Candura Notes and Questions In re Conroy Notes and Questions 11. The Constitution and the Right to Die Introduction Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health Notes and Questions Physician-Assisted Suicide Washington v. Glucksburg Notes and Questions Vacco v. Quill Notes and Questions Oregon Death with Dignity Act Notes and Questions 12. "Futile" Medical Care Introduction In re Wanglie Notes and Questions Causey v. St. Francis Medical Center Notes and Questions In re Baby K Notes and Questions PART V NEW TECHNOLOGIES 13. The "Uniqueness" of Genetics Introduction Katskee v. Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Nebraska Notes and Questions Safer v. Pack Notes and Questions Foundation on Economic Trends v. Heckler National Institutes of Health: Recombinant DNA Research Notes and Questions 14. The Ownership of Life Introduction Moore v. Regents of the University of California Notes and Questions Davis v. Davis Notes and Questions Hecht v. Superior Court PART VI DEATH AND TRANSPLANTATION 15. The Definition of Death Introduction In re Bowman Notes and Questions In re T.A.C.P. Notes and Questions The Heart-Lung Criteria for Death: Everything Old is New Again Notes and Questions 16. Organ Transplantation Introduction McFall v. Shimp Notes and Questions Strunk v. Strunk Notes and Questions State v. Powell Notes and Questions Wilson v. Adkins Notes and Questions Allocating Organs Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Notes and Questions Glossary Table of Cases Index |
