The status of the family in law and bioethics : the genetic context /
Roy Gilbar.
- Aldershot, Hampshire, England : Ashgate, c2005.
- viii, 270 p. ; 24 cm.
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.
0754645452 (hbk.)
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 assessment.