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The status of the family in law and bioethics : the genetic context / Roy Gilbar.

By: Gilbar, Roy.
Publisher: Aldershot, Hampshire, England : Ashgate, c2005Description: viii, 270 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0754645452 (hbk.).Subject(s): Informed consent (Medical law) -- Great Britain | Medical laws and legislation -- Great Britain | Disclosure of information -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain | Medical ethics -- Great Britain | Health risk assessmentDDC classification: 344.410412
Contents:
Preface. - 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. - References. - Index. - Index of cases cited.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-251) and index.

Preface. - 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. - References. - Index. - Index of cases cited.