Protecting the Vulnerable - Autonomy and Consent in Health Care - Hardback - 1991

A collection of essays that discuss, within medical practice, the ethical problems thrown up by the conflict between the individual's right to autonomy and the need to protect the interests of vulnerable groups such as the mentally handicapped or premature babies.
Year of publication: 1991
Pagination: 196 pages, black & white illustrations
Format: Hardback
Serie: Social Ethics and Policy
Editor: Margaret Brazier, Mary Lobjoit