| Description |
ix, 246 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Medico-legal series |
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Medico-legal series.
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| Contents |
1. Hippocrates: Dead or Alive? / Alison Britton -- 2. 'It's Not Society That's the Problem, It's Women's Bodies': A Historical View of Medical Treatment of Women / Wendy Mitchinson -- 3. Female and Disabled: A Human Rights Perspective on Law and Medicine / Melinda Jones and Lee Ann Marks -- 4. The Interaction Between Family Planning Policies and the Introduction of New Reproductive Technologies / R. Alta Charo -- 5. Reproductive Autonomy and Reproductive Technology: Gender, Deviance and Infertility / Sharyn L. Roach Anleu -- 6. Gamete Donation, Reproductive Technology and the Law / Belinda Bennett -- 7. Life After Death? Legal and Ethical Considerations of Maintaining Pregnancy in Brain Dead Women / Sarah Elliston -- 8. Letting Die or Assisting Death: How Should the Law Respond to the Patient in a Persistent Vegetative State? / Sheila A. M. McLean -- 9. Gender and Equity: Emerging Issues in Australian Clinical Drug Trial Regulatory Policies / Leanna Darvall |
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10. The Science of Biotechnology: Present, Past and Future Quagmires / Philippa Gannon -- 11. Dissecting Medical Power / Kerry Petersen |
| Analysis |
Abortion |
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Australia overseas comparisons |
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Biotechnology |
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Cases (Law) |
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Equity |
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Euthanasia |
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Feminism |
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Health care |
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Human rights |
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Medical ethics |
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Reproduction |
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Women |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Feminism.
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Human reproductive technology.
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Medical ethics.
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Medical jurisprudence.
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Medical laws and legislation.
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Women's health services -- Social aspects.
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Women's rights.
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Jurisprudence.
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Women's Health.
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Biomedical Technology.
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Women's Rights.
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| Author |
Petersen, Kerry Anne.
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| LC no. |
97006072 |
| ISBN |
1855218828 (hardbound) |
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