Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Contents v
3. Contributors vii
4. Series editor’s foreword x
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I Context and care
7. 1 Reproductive justice in Ireland 9
8. 2 Conscientious objection, harm reduction and abortion care 24
9. 3 Why care about carers? 41
10. Part II Rights and responsibilities
11. 4 The limits of autonomy 55
12. 5 If they can consent, why can’t they refuse? 71
13. 6 Patient autonomy and responsibilities within the patient–doctor partnership 84
14. 7 Older people, human rights, law and policy 101
15. 8 Legal and ethical considerations in involuntary admissions to long-term care 117
16. Part III Regulating research
17. 9 Retention and use of human biological samples 135
18. 10 A moral gap? 150
19. 11 Children in clinical trials in Ireland 163
20. Part IV Oversight of decision-making
21. 12 Governance failures and organisational ethics 179
22. 13 Psychiatric admission in Ireland 194
23. 14 Protecting rights in mental health law 208
24. 15 Patient-centred dying 222
25. 16 Improving end-of-life care in intensive care units 236
26. Index 251