Issues in Law & Medicine articles from June 2008

Issues in Law & Medicine archives from June 2008

Informed consent or institutionalized eugenics? How the medical profession encourages abortion of fetuses with down syndrome.
June 22, 2008... ABSTRACT: Many women are unprepared to make prenatal decisions about fetuses diagnosed with Down Syndrome because of societal pressures to have "normal" children, a negative view of persons with disabilities by many in society, a fear of legal...

The federal government and academic texts as barriers to informed consent.
June 22, 2008... ABSTRACT: Informed patient consent for medical treatment is required by both law and medical ethics. Yet, both federal agencies and academicians are participating in the suppression of information about the heightened risk of breast cancer...

My Child, My Gift: A Positive Response to a Serious Prenatal Diagnosis.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 22, 2008... Nugent, Madeline P. My Child, My Gift: A Positive Response to a Serious Prenatal Diagnosis. Hyde Park, N.Y.: New City Press, 2008; www.mychildmygift.com. This is a comprehensive guide for parents who are given "bad news" regarding their...

Euthanasia and Law in Europe.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 22, 2008... Griffiths, John, Heleen Wyers, & Maurice Adams. Euthanasia and Law in Europe. Oxford: Hart Publishing Ltd., 2008; www.hartpublishingusa.com. This book is a successor to Euthanasia and Law in the Netherlands (Amsterdam University Press,...

Easeful Death: Is There a Case for Assisted Dying?(Brief article)(Book review)
June 22, 2008... Warnock, Mary & Elisabeth Macdonald. Easeful Death: Is There a Case for Assisted Dying? New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 2008; 800-451-7556. In the British Parliament there were three attempts in 2003, 2004, and 2005, to legalize...

The Philosophy of Medicine Reborn.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 22, 2008... Pellegrino, Edmund D. The Philosophy of Medicine Reborn. Notre Dame, Ind.: University of Notre Dame Press, 2008; www.undpress.nd.edu. This volume is composed of a selection from Dr. Pellegrino's corpus of writings on medical ethics. It is...

Retrieving the Natural Law: A Return to Moral First Things.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 22, 2008... Charles, J. Daryl. Retrieving the Natural Law: A Return to Moral First Things. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2008; www.eerdmans.com. Dr. Charles argues that a traditional metaphysics of natural law lies at the heart...