Thirty years ago, English jurist Patrick Devlin wrote: "Is it not a pleasant tribute to the medical profession that by and large it has been able to manage its relations with its patients ... without the aid of lawyers and law makers". Medical interventions at the beginnings and the endings of life have rendered that assessment dated if not defeated. This book picks up some of the most important of those developments and reflects on the legal and social consequences of this metamorphosis over the past ten years, and will be of interest to students of law, sociology and ethics who want a considered and critical introduction to, and reflection on, key issues in these pivotal moments of human life.
Aus dem Inhalt: Derek Morgan and Gillian Douglas: The Constitution of the Family; Three Waves for Plato Michael Freeman: The Austin Lecture: The Private and the Public Katherine O'Donovan: Love's Law: Moral Reasoning in Family Law Ruth Chadwick: Moral Reasoning in Family Law: A Response to Katherine O'Donovan Bob Brecher: What is Wrong with the Family? John Eekelaar: Parenthood, Social Engineering and Rights Brenda Almond: Parenthood - Social Construct or Fact of Nature? Kenneth Norrie: Medical Treatment of Children and Young Persons John Haldane: Children, Families, Autonomy and the State Sandra Marshall: Whose Child is it Anyway ? Derek Morgan: Hope of Deliverance? The Metamorphosis of Surrogacy
I read this book at a time when I needed healing, the guidance I received not only helped me it transformed my life.Maybe it can do the same for you.It questions why pain and suffering are allowed by a loving God.The author shares his experiences and his connection to a very loving energy.I believe it gives insight and hope for the future.A must read if you are searching for peace and meaning.
Over the last twenty years, Robert Lee and Derek Morgan have made a significant contribution to the literature on assisted conception and other issues relating to the legal control over reproduction. This book brings together their best essays written over a twenty year period in one readily accessible source, together with a new introduction and conclusion, to coincide with the passage of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008. The book will have broad appeal in common law jurisdictions but also in a wide range of other countries which have followed the British regulatory model, and in continental jurisdictions. The authors' previous work has been widely cited throughout the world, in jurisdictions including Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Japan, New Zealand, and the United States, and throughout Europe. In addition to UK legal developments, the essays here include considerations of European Union law and international law frameworks, especially in relation to human rights and reproductive rights.
Why does SAS use January 1, 1960, as its arbitrary reference date? How do you convert a value such as 27 January 2003 into a SAS date? How do you put a date into a filename, or label an Excel worksheet with the date? You'll find the answers to these questions and much more in Derek Morgan's The Essential Guide to SAS Dates and Times, Second Edition, which makes it easy to understand how to use and manipulate dates, times, and datetimes in SAS. Updated for SAS 9.4, with additional functions, formats, and capabilities, the Second Edition has a new chapter dedicated to the ISO 8601 standard and the formats and functions that are new to SAS, including how SAS works with Universal Coordinated Time (UTC). Novice users will appreciate the new "Troubleshooting" appendix, which discusses questions common to newer SAS users in a conversational way and provides clear examples of simple solutions to these questions. Both novice and intermediate users will find the clear, task-based examples on how to accomplish date-related tasks and the detailed explanations of standard formats and functions invaluable. Users working with intervals will appreciate the expanded discussion of the topic, which details the new custom interval capability, among other enhancements to intervals. Users working with international dates and times will benefit from the detailed discussion of the NLS facility as it relates to dates and times. Included are bonus "Quick Reference Guides" that list both the standard date and time formats and the NLS date and time formats with examples. These guides illustrate how each format displays the same date, time, or datetime, so you can find the format you want to use at a glance. The Essential Guide to SAS Dates and Times, Second Edition is the most complete and up-to-date collection of examples on how to write complex programs involving dates, times, or datetime values.
Two abandoned kittens are taken in by a family living on a Yorkshire canal houseboat. The adventures of Rommy and Reemy begins as the twin kittens settle into life on the boat. With a colouring of light grey and some stripes, Rommy and Reemy soon meet Mr. B. Luggs, Mr. Tibbs, Whits and Ermin, other cats on the prowl. Join these little kittens as they live on the canal, and come to learn that life is much more fun when you have friends and people who care about you.
Welcome once again to Rommy and Reemy’s world, where love, honour, and friendship abound in warm and fuzzy tales of derring-do, as these twin kittens push the boundaries of feline knowledge to the limit! Each chapter in the fun-filled children’s book More Cats Tails (The Further Adventures of Rommy and Reemy) presents a separate adventure with its own conclusion. Kids twelve and older can explore the crazy world of these very special kittens and their friends, when they interact with the other animals they meet and deal with the consequences of their actions. Loyalty and honour are paramount in these curious kittens’ lives. And there is usually a happy ending, even if it is not quite what you expect…
Hop into the action-packed, hold onto the edge of your seat, spy novella written by author Derek Schmitz. The story goes through the life of Camden Jenson, a 16-year-old teenager with a rich best friend named Andrew Davenport. The Davenport family is wanted for treason in relation to a suspicious bombing during the State of the State address. In the ultimate best-friend betrayal, Cam partners with the FBI by going undercover to find intel that connects them to the bombing and bring Andrew and the rest of the Davenport family to justice. This book has depictions of torture, mentions of mental health problems, and suicidal thoughts and actions. Reader discretion is advised.
A lavishly illustrated history of the luxurious Royal Palms Resort in Phoenix, Arizona, includes a guided tour through the facility and recipes from its restaurant, T. Cook's.
Based on the Guide to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990, this volume reviews the regulation of assisted conception including complex moral issues such as abortion, embryo research and cloning. It offers a comprehensive guide to the 1990 legislation as well as important legal and technical developments since that time.
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A lavishly illustrated history of the luxurious Royal Palms Resort in Phoenix, Arizona, includes a guided tour through the facility and recipes from its restaurant, T. Cook's.
Profiles over 120 Union and Confederate generals, listed in chronological order, who were killed in battle including Thomas J. Jackson, A.P. Hill, and John Reynolds.
Beth Montgomery is a theoretician, college professor, and an amateur car thief. After stumbling onto a dangerous theoretical discovery, she flees powerful forces aligning against her. Escaping to her ex-boyfriend's ancestral estate in Central Europe, she shortly disappears entirely. Following her ex-boyfriend on the day of her final disappearance, he searches the castle grounds for clues to Beth's disappearance. Along the way he methodically pieces together the relationship between Beth's secret discovery, the castle's vast history, and his family's mythological and often violent relationship with this forgotten fiefdom. Snapdragon consists of six unique tales illustrated in six different artistic styles that share rudimentary characteristics, and despite their different subjects and time periods, become increasingly interrelated as they progress forming a single overall story.
This classic and eminently readable work provides a full critical introduction to the complete Canterbury Tales. Essential reading for students of Chaucer.
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