Publisher's Synopsis
Aiming to provide pathways for thinking about medical ethics, this book defines the principles governing ethical decisions, such as birth consent, and also defines the philosophical and religious basis for each area outlined. The book attempts to show how to analyze a clinical situation, and then show the consequences of the decision that is reached. The second part of the book contains examples of topical ethical problems. The text covers the syllabus that all medical students should be expected to know and understand, when they study ethics as part of the medical curriculum.
