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245 10 a| Medicine on trial :b| a handbook with cases, laws, and documents /c| Elisabeth A. Cawthon.;

260 a| Santa Barbara, Calif. :b| ABC-CLIO,c| 2004.;

300 a| xvii, 332 pages ;c| 24 cm.;

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490 1 a| ABC-CLIO's on trial series;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-321) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- Historical background -- Cases -- Impact and legacy.;

505 0 a| PT.1. Introduction: Vision and reality: public perceptions about medicine in the courtroom ; A wider context: the medicalization of courtrooms ; Foundations: methods and goals of the study ; Conclusion ; References and further reading -- Historical background. Gatekeepers to the courts: American coroner and medical examiner systems ; Forensic pathologists in the courtroom ; New developments in forensic science ; Other expert medical evidence: the case of psychiatry ; Medicine and the bureaucratic state ; New medical technology and patient control ; Conclusion ; References and further reading -- Cases: Medicine shapes trials: the doctor as expert in the courtroom ; The law shapes medical practice: court decisions and medicine ; Nonmedical oversight of medical care ; Refusal of treatment ; The law informs public debate: current medicolegal controversies ; Conclusion ; References and further reading -- Impact and legacy: Abortion, expert testimony, and the British parallel to Roe v. Wade ; Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS) in other nations ; Medical malpractice in the United States: the problem of obstetrics ; Reproductive cloning and the stem cell debate ; Continuing controversy involving the FDA ; Police powers and communicable diseases ; Conclusion ; References and further reading -- PT.2. Documents. The authority of medical examiners: Jacson v. Rupp (1969) -- The mind of an assassin: the Hinckley case (1981) -- The Quinlan case and the right to die (1976) -- The meaning of informed consent: Canterbury v. Spence (1972) -- The right to refuse treatment: Georgetown College v. Jones (1964) -- The beginning of life and parental rights: Miller v. Columbia/HCA (2000) -- The Supreme Court rules on partial-birth abortions, Stenberg v. Carhart (2000) -- The Baby M case, artificial reproduction, and family law (1988) -- Key people, laws, and concepts -- Chronology -- Table of cases -- Annotated bibliography.;

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Medicine on trial : a handbook with cases, laws, and documents / Elisabeth A. Cawthon.

Author/creator	Cawthon, Elisabeth A., 1957-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2004.
Description	xvii, 332 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subjects	Medical laws and legislation--United States. --History. Medical jurisprudence--United States. --History.

Series	ABC-CLIO's on trial series On trial. ^A504889
Contents	Introduction -- Historical background -- Cases -- Impact and legacy.
Contents	PT.1. Introduction: Vision and reality: public perceptions about medicine in the courtroom ; A wider context: the medicalization of courtrooms ; Foundations: methods and goals of the study ; Conclusion ; References and further reading -- Historical background. Gatekeepers to the courts: American coroner and medical examiner systems ; Forensic pathologists in the courtroom ; New developments in forensic science ; Other expert medical evidence: the case of psychiatry ; Medicine and the bureaucratic state ; New medical technology and patient control ; Conclusion ; References and further reading -- Cases: Medicine shapes trials: the doctor as expert in the courtroom ; The law shapes medical practice: court decisions and medicine ; Nonmedical oversight of medical care ; Refusal of treatment ; The law informs public debate: current medicolegal controversies ; Conclusion ; References and further reading -- Impact and legacy: Abortion, expert testimony, and the British parallel to Roe v. Wade ; Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS) in other nations ; Medical malpractice in the United States: the problem of obstetrics ; Reproductive cloning and the stem cell debate ; Continuing controversy involving the FDA ; Police powers and communicable diseases ; Conclusion ; References and further reading -- PT.2. Documents. The authority of medical examiners: Jacson v. Rupp (1969) -- The mind of an assassin: the Hinckley case (1981) -- The Quinlan case and the right to die (1976) -- The meaning of informed consent: Canterbury v. Spence (1972) -- The right to refuse treatment: Georgetown College v. Jones (1964) -- The beginning of life and parental rights: Miller v. Columbia/HCA (2000) -- The Supreme Court rules on partial-birth abortions, Stenberg v. Carhart (2000) -- The Baby M case, artificial reproduction, and family law (1988) -- Key people, laws, and concepts -- Chronology -- Table of cases -- Annotated bibliography.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-321) and index.
LCCN	2003025780
ISBN	1851095640 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	1851095691 (eBook)

Medicine on trial : a handbook with cases, laws, and documents / Elisabeth A. Cawthon.

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