Management of post-mortem pregnancy : legal and philosophical aspects /: legal and philosophical aspects. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Daniel Sperling.
• Authors: Sperling, Daniel, 1974-
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; 1 Abortion Law; Introduction; Roe v. Wade; Doe v. Bolton; Following Roe v. Wade; Abortion Law in Canada; Applying Abortion Law to Post-Mortem Pregnancy; 2 Bodily Interventions During Pregnancy; Introduction; The Procedural Structure of Court-Ordered Interventions; The Right to Self-Determination; The Right to Refuse Life-Sustaining Treatment; Personal Decisions at Pregnancy Concerning the Death of Fetuses; Duty to Rescue; Implications for Physicians; General Effect on Women; Conclusion 3 Pregnancy Clauses in Advance Directive LegislationIntroduction; Regulation of Advance Directives; Arguments for Living Will Pregnancy Limitation; Arguments Against Living Pregnancy Will Legislation; Conclusion; 4 Human Tissue Gift Law; The Regulation of Post-Mortem Gifts; Applying Post-Mortem Gift Laws to Brain-Dead Pregnant Women; Conclusion; 5 Maternal Brain-Death: The Main Issues; The Legal and Moral Status of the Fetus; Interest/Right to Life; The Gestational Age of the Fetus; Pragmatic Obstacles for the Proposed Medical Procedure; Rights/Interests of the Brain-Dead Mother; Consent Rights of the Biological Father, Next-of-Kin, Family and FriendsThe Physician-Patient Relationship; 6 Relational Feminist Analysis; Autonomy; The Field Metaphor; Boundary; The Human Body; Privacy; Property; Conclusion; 7 Ethical Duties of the Pregnant Mother; The Nature of the Maternal-Fetal Relationship; Ethics of Relationship; Responsibilities to Society; Ethics for Families; Ethics of Care; Religion and Bioethics; Conclusion; 8 Conclusions and Suggestions; Legal Cases; An Analogy from Posthumous Reproduction; Suggestions; Conclusions; From Principles to Actions; Bibliography; Index Abortion law -- Bodily interventions during pregnancy -- Pregnancy clauses in advance directive legislation -- Human tissue gift law -- Maternal brain-death : the main issues -- Relational feminist analysis -- Ethical duties of the pregnant mother -- Conclusions and suggestions.
• Publisher Details: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (178 p.)
• Subjects: 342.085; Fetus -- Legal status, laws, etc; Pregnant women -- Legal status, laws, etc; Pregnant women -- Mortality; Prenatal care -- Law and legislation; Dead bodies (Law); LAW / Constitutional; LAW / Public; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351153355; 1351153358; 9781351153348
• Related ISBNs: 135115334X; 9780815390398
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.