Reproductive Ethics and the Law : A Comparative Approach

As a social science, law cannot be considered as a purely national subject. Consideration of how the same legal problems have been resolved in different jurisdictions can help both in the critical comprehension of the issues of medical ethics and the law within England and Wales, but also in the development of a critical ability to discover the best possible way of reforming the law. A number of topical issues relating to reproduction are analysed including embryo research, failed sterilisation, and fertility of the incompetent. The book examines the relationship between law and medical ethics in a number of jurisdictions including the Federal Republic of Germany, the United States of America, France, the Republic of Ireland,Australia, the Netherlands and Belgium. Also considered are international initiatives, such as the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine.Halliday, M. A. K. is the author of 'Reproductive Ethics and the Law : A Comparative Approach', published 2009 under ISBN 9780415423038 and ISBN 0415423031.