ESSENTIAL TEXT CHOOSE ONE
Brazier, Margaret, and Cave, Emma (2007) Medicine, Patients and the Law, 4th edition. Penguin
Mason, J.K and Laurie, G.T. Mason and McCall Smith (2006) Law and Medical Ethics, 7th edition.Butterworths

CASEBOOK (not essential but very useful)
McHale, Jean, and Fox, Marie (2006) Healthcare Law: Text and Materials, 2nd edition. Thomson
Jackson, Emily (2006) Medical Law Text, Cases and Materials. Oxford University Press

In addition, it is helpful to have a book on ethics:
Harris, John (1992) The Value of Life. Routledge and Kegan Paul plc
OR
Gillon, Raanan (1986) Philosophical Medical Ethics. John Wiley and Sons

Well stocked library
Computer facilities with internet access

This module will be strongly student centred. It will be delivered through a series of 5x 2 hour seminars supported by student research and personal study and there will be an additional five hours of student guidance, supervision and support. Students will follow a set pattern contained in the module handbook. A formative assessment will be used to encourage research on the subject area.

An individual literature review for formative assessment
One piece of summative assessment a written paper of 5000 words (Assesses Learning Outcomes 1-3) 100% of assessment

This module will cover the following areas -
- Confidentiality of healthcare information
- The origins of life - moral and legal status of the embryo, embryo research
- Abortion and neonaticide
- Assisted reproduction
- Organ transplanatation - live and cadaveric donors
- Ending life - euthanasia