Chapter 6 Family perspectives on a proper medical treatment for people in prolonged vegetative and minimally conscious states : What role for the medical exception

Whenever the legitimacy of a new or ethically contentious medical intervention is considered, a range of influences will determine whether the treatment becomes accepted as lawful medical treatment. The development and introduction of abortion, organ donation, gender reassignment, and non-therapeuti...

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Main Author: Fovargue, Sara (auth)
Other Authors: Mullock, Alexandra (auth)
Format: eBook
Published: Taylor & Francis 2016
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law
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