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The medical profession and human rights : handbook for a changing agenda /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: British Medical Association
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : London : Zed Books ; In association with BMA, [2001]
Subjects:
Ethics, Medical.
Human Rights.
Table of Contents:
  • Medical ethics and professional standards
  • Ethics, morals, rights and needs
  • Why abuse occurs
  • Torture, cruel and degrading treatment
  • Prison doctors
  • The forensic doctor
  • Capital and corporal punishment
  • Trade in organs
  • Research and experimentation on humans
  • Neutrality
  • Doctors and weapons
  • Neglect or abuse in institutions
  • 'Health' as a human rights objective
  • Human rights of vulnerable women and children
  • Doctors and asylum seekers
  • Rehabilitation
  • Truth or justice?
  • Teaching ethics and human rights
  • The role of professional associations
  • Recommendations