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Law at the Frontiers of Biomedicine Professor Shaun D Pattinson

Law at the Frontiers of Biomedicine By Professor Shaun D Pattinson

Law at the Frontiers of Biomedicine by Professor Shaun D Pattinson


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Law at the Frontiers of Biomedicine: Creating, Enhancing and Extending Human Life by Professor Shaun D Pattinson

How should judges and legislators address challenges arising at the frontiers of biomedicine? What if it became possible to edit the DNA of embryos for enhanced traits, gestate a fetus in an artificial womb, self-modify brain implants to provide new skills or bring a frozen human back to life? This book presents an innovative legal theory and applies it to future developments in biomedicine. This legal theory reconceptualises the role of legal officials in terms of moral principle and contextual constraints: 'contextual legal idealism'. It is applied by asking how a political leader or appeal court judge could address technological developments for which the current law of England and Wales would be ill-equipped to respond. The book's central thesis is that the regulation of human conduct requires moral reasoning directed to the context in which it operates. The link between abstract theory and practical application is articulated using future developments within four areas of biomedicine. Developments in heritable genome editing and cybernetic biohacking are addressed using Explanatory Notes to hypothetical UK Parliamentary Bills. Developments in ectogestation and cryonic reanimation are addressed using hypothetical appeal court judgments. The book will be of great interest to scholars and students of medical/health law, criminal law, bioethics, biolaw, legal theory and moral philosophy.

Law at the Frontiers of Biomedicine Reviews

I would advise all biomedical lawyers to put this book at the top of their reading list. -- Roger Brownsword, King's College London, UK * Medical Law International *

About Professor Shaun D Pattinson

Shaun D Pattinson is Professor of Medical Law and Ethics at Durham University, UK.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Moral and Legal Theory 1. Moral and Legal Values 2. Contextual Legal Idealism Part 2: Case Studies 3. Heritable Genome Editing 4. Ectogestation 5. Cybernetic Biohacking 6. Cryonic Reanimation Part Three: Conclusion 7. Legal Theory at the Frontiers of Biomedicine

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NPB9781509941070
9781509941070
150994107X
Law at the Frontiers of Biomedicine: Creating, Enhancing and Extending Human Life by Professor Shaun D Pattinson
New
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2023-01-26
248
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