Presents a new view on the concept of solidarity and explains how it complements justice in health and social care.

Examining the evidence from Belgium - one of only five countries where euthanasia is practised legally - an international panel of experts considers the implications of legalised euthanasia and assisted suicide. Looking at the issue from an international perspective, the authors have written an invaluable in-depth analysis of the ethical aspects of this complex area. The discussion forms a solid foundation for informed debate about assisted dying. With contributors from a broad range of disciplines, this book is ideal for students, academics, legislators and anyone interested in legal,...

Errors and violations harm many patients: this book explores how to improve both accountability and patient safety in healthcare.

How should the law deal with the challenges of advancing biotechnology? This book is a philosophical and legal re-analysis.

An interdisciplinary text that investigates mental capacity and considers how relationships can affect an individual's ability to make decisions.

Commodification of the human body is gaining ground, strengthened by powerful interests. This book helps us understand and regulate it.

A collection of first-person case studies that detail serious ethical problems in medical practice and research.

This book proposes ways to use the notion of solidarity fruitfully so as to inform policy and practice in biomedicine.

This volume brings together key researchers in empirical bioethics, presenting a range of theoretical and practical perspectives on methodology.

Proposing a new view of global justice based on natural law, this book examines the ethics of health as they relate to neglected diseases.