Ethical And Legal Debates In Irish Healthcare: Confronting Complexities University Press Scholarship Online

The Irish health system is confronted by a range of challenges, both emerging and recurring. This collection provides a foundation for ongoing engagement with selected issues in contemporary Irish health contexts. It includes contributions from scholars and practitioners across a range of disciplines. The essays are theoretically informed and are grounded in the realities of the Irish health system, by drawing on contributors’ contextual knowledge. The focus of the collection is interdisciplinary and the essays are situated at the intersection between ethics, law, medicine and policy. It draws out the interlinking themes of context and care, rights and responsibilities, regulating research and oversight of decision-making. This book makes an informed and balanced contribution to academic and broader public discourse. It will be of interest to academics and postgraduate students in ethics, law and health and those outside the academic sphere who must engage critically with the issues addressed. This Is An In-depth Study Of The Contentious Issues In Irish Healthcare And Deals With Issues Such As Assisted Suicide, Abortion, Adolescent Treatment Refusal, End Of Life Care, Retention Of Biological Samples, Involuntary Admission To Care And The Regulation Of Stem Cell Research. Reproductive Justice In Ireland : A Feminist Analysis Of The Neary And Halappanavar Cases / Joan Mccarthy -- Conscientious Objection, Harm Reduction And Abortion Care / Ruth Fletcher -- Why Care About Carers? / Claire Murray -- The Limits Of Autonomy : An Exploration Of The Role Of Autonomy In The Debate About Assisted Suicide / Louise Campbell -- If They Can Consent, Why Can't They Refuse? / Tom Walker -- Patient Autonomy And Responsibilities Within The Patient-doctor Partnership : Two Sides Of The Same Unequal Coin? / Asim A. Sheikh -- Older People, Human Rights, Law And Policy / Mary Keys -- Legal And Ethical Considerations In Involuntary Admissions To Long-term Care / Shaun T. O'keeffe -- Retention And Use Of Human Biological Samples : The Guthrie Card Example / Deirdre Madden -- A Moral Gap? Examining Ireland's Failure To Regulate Embryonic Stem Cell Research / Ciara Staunton -- Children In Clinical Trials In Ireland : Addressing The Gaps In The Legal Framework / Katherine Wade -- Governance Failures And Organisational Ethics : Perspectives From The Neary And Halappanavar Cases / Heike Felzmann -- Psychiatric Admission In Ireland : The Role Of Country Of Origin / Brendan D. Kelly -- Protecting Rights In Mental Health Law : The Relationship Between The Courts And Mental Health Tribunals / Darius Whelan -- Patient-centred Dying : The Role Of Law / Mary Donnelly -- Improving End-of-life Care In Intensive Care Units / Barry Lyons. Edited By Mary Donnelly And Claire Murray. The Book Developed From A Two-day Interdisciplinary Workshop Entitled Emerging Issues In Irish Healthcare Funded By The University College Cork Strategic Research Fund, Held In University College Cork In April 2014--page 2. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.