01394nam a2200301 a 4500 EDZ0000092301 StDuBDS 20150804193933.0 m||||||||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 120712s2012 enk fo| 001 0 eng|d 9780191741036 (ebook) : No price StDuBDS StDuBDS K3601 344.0419 23 Keown, John. The law and ethics of medicine [electronic resource] : essays on the inviolability of human life / by John Keown. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. 1 online resource. The principle of the sanctity of life is key to the law governing medical practice and ethics. It is also widely misunderstood. This book clarifies the principle and considers how it influences the law governing abortion; test-tube babies euthanasia; feeding patients in persistent vegetative states and palliative treatment. Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 12, 2012). Includes bibliographical references and index. Medical ethics. Medical laws and legislation. Right to life. Print version 9780199589555 Oxford scholarship online http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199589555.001.0001 37468 37468