*Covers the major topics of medical law and ethics, combining detailed legal description and analysis with moral theory and philosophy *Considers the wider contextual pressures facing the law such as the impact of patient consumerism, and the changing perceptions of medicine *Chapters can be read individually to provide detailed overviews of specific topics or together, as part of the whole, for a comprehensive understanding of the subject *Examines the impact of increasingly direct (international and domestic) recognition of human rights *Details all legislative developments including the Human Tissue Act 2004 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005, as well as all key secondary legislation * Covers significant case law including Gregg v Scot; Re R (A Child) (IVF: Paternity of Child); R (Burke) v GMC; Chester v Afshar; R (Bruno Quintavalle on behalf of Pro-Life Alliance) v Secretary of State for Health; and R (Josephine Quintavalle on behalf of Comment on Reproductive Ethics) v HFEA *Includes reference to international instruments and the laws of other jurisdictions enabling students to compare with domestic law