{"product_id":"law-and-bioethics-jerry-menikoff-9780878408399","title":"Law and Bioethics: An Introduction","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile the American legal system has played an important role in shaping the field of bioethics, \u003ci\u003eLaw and Bioethics\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book on the subject designed to be accessible to readers with little or no legal background. Detailing how the legal analysis of an issue in bioethics often differs from the \"ethical\" analysis, the book covers such topics as abortion, surrogacy, cloning, informed consent, malpractice, refusal of care, and organ transplantation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStructured like a legal casebook, \u003ci\u003eLaw and Bioethics\u003c\/i\u003e includes the text of almost all the landmark cases that have shaped bioethics. Jerry Menikoff offers commentary on each of these cases, as well as a lucid introduction to the U.S. legal system, explaining federalism and underlying common law concepts. Students and professionals in medicine and public health, as well as specialists in bioethics, will find the book a valuable resource.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jerry Menikoff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0878408398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780878408399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 1.40d","brand":"Jerry Menikoff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986750013695,"sku":"9780878408399","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5a196944-36f4-49d5-b488-b7f61a97b6e7.jpg?v=1683284974","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/law-and-bioethics-jerry-menikoff-9780878408399","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}