Coercive Care - Ethics of Choice in Health & Medicine

Coercive Care asks probing and challenging questions regarding the use of coercion in health care and the social services. The book combines philosophical analysis with comparative studies of social policy and law in a large number of industrialized countries.

List of contents

1 Introduction 2 Somatic health care 3 Preventive health care 4 Infectious diseases 5 Mental illness 6 Forensic psychiatry 7 Foetal/maternal conflicts 8 Coercion in the social services 9 Conclusion

About the author

Torbjörn Tännsjö is Professor of Practical Philosophy at Gothenburg University, Sweden. He has published extensively in the fields of moral philosophy, political philosophy and bioethics.

Summary

Coercive Care asks probing and challenging questions regarding the use of coercion in health care and the social services. It argues for respect of the autonomy of the individual and refutes the system of paternalism.

Product details

• Authors: Torbjorn Tannsjo, Tannsjo Torbjorn
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.06.2015
• EAN: 9781138873834
• ISBN: 978-1-138-87383-4
• No. of pages: 176
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, MEDICAL / Ethics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, LAW / Constitutional, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Social welfare and social services, Social Law, Social and ethical issues, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Citizenship and nationality law, Citizenship & nationality law, Social law and Medical law