Books in the Cambridge Bioethics and Law series

Personal genetic information is increasingly accessible. Consumers can obtain and share information through DNA tests purchased online. Databases make personal details available for research or criminal investigation. This book examines the right to know or not to know genetic information about yourself and others.

Personal genetic information is increasingly accessible. Consumers can obtain and share information through DNA tests purchased online. Databases make personal details available for research or criminal investigation. This book examines the right to know or not to know genetic information about yourself and others.

This collection of essays presents a fresh analysis of the increasing intervention of criminal law into medical practice, using evidence from previous cases alongside empirical data from a number of jurisdictions. It will be of interest to, among others, academics, healthcare practitioners and criminal lawyers.

The conscription of criminal law into moral controversy and the (perceived) rise in criminal investigations of medical errors set the backdrop for this analysis of the relationship between medicine, bioethics and criminal law. Includes case studies on abortion, end of life and the separation of conjoined twins.

Featuring chapters written by eminent authors in the field, this volume considers the ethical legitimacy of invoking criminal law to regulate medical and scientific practice and bioethical issues through exploring areas such as medically assisted death, consent, biomedical science, abortion, public health and 'medical manslaughter'.

Research using genetic data must be properly regulated. Regulation that does not take account of the public interest in research and privacy protection might undermine the legitimacy of the regulatory environment. Using genetic data as an example, Mark Taylor explores the limitations of the current law of data protection.

This examination of the interface between criminal law, philosophy and public health brings together international experts from a variety of disciplines and areas of practice, including law, criminology, public health, philosophy, health policy and ethics. It will be of particular relevance to academics, policy-makers, lawyers and public health practitioners.