The Umbilical Cord Blood Controversies in Medical Law

ISBN-13: 9780367595470 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 205 str.

Karen Devine

Opis

This book explores the legal and ethical dilemmas that arise from the procurement, storage and use of stem cells derived from the umbilical cord of new-born infants. Karen Devine traces the emergence of umbilical cord blood (UCB) as a biological resource of potential therapeutic value, and introduces the medical researchers, practitioners and pa

Spis treści

1. Introducing the issues  2. The risks of cord blood collection and storage  3. The rise of the cord blood industry  4. Cord blood and the role of informed consent in law  5. Cord blood, the standard of care in negligence and the law on risk disclosure  6. Cord blood ownership

O autorze

Dr Karen Devine is a senior lecturer at the University of Kent teaching on the Medical Law and Ethics and Obligations modules. Her research interests lie in the legal and ethical aspects of bio-banking, clinical negligence and the relationship between legal obligations, autonomy, choice and consent.