Exploitation, ethics and law violating the ethos of the doctor-patient relationship / Suzanne Ost with Hazel Biggs.
| Author/creator | Ost, Suzanne |
| Other author | Biggs, Hazel. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Biomedical law and ethics library |
| Contents | Introduction -- What is exploitation? -- Philosophical foundations -- Wrongful exploitation in the doctor-patient relationship -- Patient vulnerability and exploitation -- Sexual exploitation in the doctor-patient relationship -- Assisted dying and exploitation -- Reflecting on exploitation in the doctor-patient relationship. |
| Abstract | "Focusing on a matter of continuing contemporary significance, this book is the first work to offer an in-depth exploration of exploitation in the doctor-patient relationship. It provides a theoretical analysis of the concept of exploitation, setting out exploitation's essential elements within the authors' account of wrongful exploitation. It then presents a contextual analysis of exploitation in the doctor-patient relationship, considering the dynamics of this fiduciary relationship, the significance of vulnerability, and the reasons why exploitation in this relationship is particularly wrongful. Two case studies - sexual exploitation and assisted dying - are employed to assess what the appropriate legal, ethical and regulatory responses to exploitation should be, to identify common themes regarding the doctor's behaviour (such as the use of undue influence as a conduit through to take advantage of and misuse patients), and to illustrate the effects of exploitation on patients. A recurring question addressed is how exploitation in the doctor-patient relationship is and should be dealt with by ethics, regulators and the law, and whether exploitation in this relationship is a special case. The book provides a critical, inter-disciplinary evaluation of exploitation in the doctor-patient relationship that will be of interest to health care lawyers, bioethicists, legal academics and practitioners, health care professionals, and policy makers"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Ost, Suzanne. Exploitation, ethics and law Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. 9781138238756 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021006837 |
| ISBN | 9781315296890 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |