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The ethico-legal commentaries were provided
by Deborah Bowman, Lecturer in Medical Law and Ethics, The Graduate Entry
Programme, St George's Hospital Medical School, London SW17 0RE, UK.
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| 1. | The Case of the Dinosaur Bite (Case 2.4) |
The ability of an adult with mental disease to give or
withold consent to medical or surgical treatments.
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| 2. | The Case of the Determined Driver (Case Q7.4) |
The legal implications for both doctor and patient of
impaired vision on driving
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| 3. | The Case of the Change of Sex (Case 6.3) |
The legal implications in changing sex on a birth certificate
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| 4. | The Cases of the Determined Dieter (Case Q3.1) and the Sleepless Boy (Case 7.6) | The legal position that determines when a drug is a drug and not a food | ||
| 5. | The Case of Prescribing by Postcode (Case 7.4) | The ethical and legal background to geographical variation in prescribing | ||