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Canadian Medical Law, 3rd ed. Barney Sneiderman, John C. Irvine and Philip H. Osborne Toronto: Carswell; 2003. 766 pp. $85 (cloth) ISBN 0-459-24074-9
Rating: ****
Audience: Health professionals
Content: This text serves as a firm introduction to the basic principles of health law as it applies to negligence (malpractice), liability, compensation, public health and mental health.
Its review of the complex legal issues surrounding reproductive choices (wrongful birth, sterilization, abortion, maternal-fetal conflict), death, organ donation, euthanasia, mental competency...