Management of Post-Mortem Pregnancy: Legal and Philosophical Aspects

ISBN-13: 9781138358379 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 178 str.

Daniel Sperling

Opis

Recent advances in medical technology have provided healthcare staff with the possibility of maintaining the life of a brain-dead pregnant woman on life-support in order to achieve successful delivery of the foetus. Management of Post-Mortem Pregnancy examines the legal and ethical difficulties surrounding such post-mortem management.

Spis treści

Contents: Preface; Abortion law; Bodily interventions during pregnancy; Pregnancy clauses in advance directive legislation; Human tissue gift law; Maternal brain-death: the main issues; Relational feminist analysis; Ethical duties of the pregnant mother; Conclusions and suggestions; Bibliography; Index.