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  • The status of the human embryo : perspectives from moral tradition

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    In this book the objectives and implications of research on cleaving embryonic cells are described, and an argument is sketched why such research should be permitted. The argument is then examined from the perspective of the traditions mainly formative of our culture - Greek, Jewish Christian, Hippocratic. A philosopher then ...

  • Rights and wrongs in medicine

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    King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
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    This is the first in an annual series of volumes on medical law and ethics based on lectures given at the Centre of Medical Law and Ethics, King's College London. The contributors, who came from a wide range of disciplines and represent diverse interests, review important issues in the forefront ...

  • Consent in medicine : convergence and divergence in tradition

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    King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
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    The authors are medical scientists and practising doctors, a philosopher, a lawyer and theologians in the Jewish, Roman Catholic and Anglican traditions. The book examines the doctor's responsibility, the patient's considerations and how patient consent has developed in practice. Chapters include discussions on the historical background to consent and patient ...