Are pregnant women entitled to the same rights of self-determination and bodily integrity as other adults? This is the fundamental question underlying recent high-profile legal interventions in situations when pregnant women and healthcare staff do not agree on management options or appropriate behaviour. Courts on both sides of the Atlantic have sometimes answered that they are not, and the law has at times been manipulated to enforce compliance with medical recommendations. This is the first book of its kind to offer a comprehensive assessment of healthcare law as applied to the unique situation of pregnancy. Drawing on case material from both the UK and the USA, it describes the trend towards 'policing pregnancy' and explores the emergence of the concept of 'maternal-foetal conflict' - and why, in the author's view, this would be more appropriately labelled 'obstetric conflict'. Suggestions are made for alternative approaches that better safeguard the overall well-being of pregnant women and their future children.
FREE Two-Day Shipping for students on millions of items. Learn more |
Book Description
Special Offers and Product Promotions
- Buy $50 in qualifying physical textbooks, get $5 in Amazon MP3 Credit. Here's how (restrictions apply)
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Sheena Meredith is qualified in both medicine and law with an M.Phil. in Law and Medical Ethics from the University of Glasgow, Scotland.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
There are no customer reviews yet.
|
|||
|
Video reviews
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
Court cases in which medical staff seek to impose treatment on unwilling pregnant women represent a unique legal situation. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Louize Collins, South Carolina, New York, Daily Telegraph, Obstet Gynecol, American Civil Liberties Union, Court of Appeal, Pathfinder Mental Health Services Trust, Department of Health, Baby Boy Doe, Darlene Brown, International Cesarean Awareness Network, General Medical Council, Mental Health Act, Children Act, National Health Service, American Medical Association, Children Bill, Code Ann, Family Division, House of Lords, Obstet Gynaecol, Angela Carder, Canadian Med Assoc, City of Charleston New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Court cases in which medical staff seek to impose treatment on unwilling pregnant women represent a unique legal situation. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Louize Collins, South Carolina, New York, Daily Telegraph, Obstet Gynecol, American Civil Liberties Union, Court of Appeal, Pathfinder Mental Health Services Trust, Department of Health, Baby Boy Doe, Darlene Brown, International Cesarean Awareness Network, General Medical Council, Mental Health Act, Children Act, National Health Service, American Medical Association, Children Bill, Code Ann, Family Division, House of Lords, Obstet Gynaecol, Angela Carder, Canadian Med Assoc, City of Charleston New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 49
books:
See all 49 books this book cites
- Children of Choice by John A. Robertson on 9 pages
- Law and Medical Ethics by Kenyon Mason on 8 pages
- Challenges in Medical Care (Kings College Studies) by Andrew Grubb on 5 pages
- Antenatal Diagnosis of Fetal Abnormalities by J. O. Drife on 4 pages
- The Tentative Pregnancy by Barbara Katz Rothman on page 37, page 197, and Back Matter
See all 49 books this book cites
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
