Preventing Prenatal Harm: Should the State Intervene? Second Edition Contributor(s): Mathieu, Deborah (Author) |
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ISBN: 087840600X ISBN-13: 9780878406005 Publisher: Georgetown University Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1995 Annotation: The Clinical Medical Ethics series explores central themes and issues in bioethics and health care policy in single-author short volumes. Written to be accessible to physicians, nurses, lawyers, and those working on health policy, not just specialists in ethics or bioethics, each volume offers a new approach to the subject matter and provides a synthetic account of complex literature. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Ethics - Medical | Gynecology & Obstetrics - Medical | Perinatology & Neonatology |
Dewey: 176 |
LCCN: 95036923 |
Series: Clinical Medical Ethics |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.98" W x 8.92" (0.68 lbs) 208 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Arguing that the state must meet strict conditions to justify interfering in at-risk pregnancies, Deborah Mathieu examines the legal and ethical concerns that arise when governments mandate the behavior of pregnant women. She explores both the pregnant woman's right to decide what happens to her body and the future child's right to be protected from avoidable damage. Mathieu addresses such topics as reproductive hazards in the workplace, mandated fetal therapy, forced lifestyle changes for pregnant women, and the future child's right to sue for lack of prenatal care. The controversy raises key issues of rights, duties, and the scope of legitimate state action, thus posing fundamental challenges to the fields of medicine, biomedical ethics, law, and public policy. This edition has been completely updated and expanded. Mathieu presents new arguments for acceptable types of state intervention and provides specific examples. This edition also incorporates recent court decisions, especially cases involving substance abuse. The book includes both an updated bibliography and an updated reference list of relevant court cases. |