Coercive care

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"Coercive Care: The Ethics of Choice in Health and Medicine asks probing and challenging questions regarding the use of coercion in health care and the social services. When is coercion legitimate and when is it illegitimate? Should HIV-positive people, with a 'dangerous' lifestyle, be put in custody? Is it morally acceptable to put a pregnant addict in custody in order to secure the health of her unborn child? If a person cannot stop abusing drugs, should she be treated, against her will, for her addiction?"--Jacket. "The present volume argues for respect of the autonomy of the individual and refutes the system of paternalism whereby citizens are coerced into care in order to safeguard the interests of other people. The book combines philosophical analysis with comparative studies of social policy and law in a large number of industrialized countries and proposes an ideal of judicial security on a global scale."--Jacket.

subjects: Involuntary treatment,  Moral and ethical aspects,  Moral and ethical aspects of Involuntary treatment,  Medical care, quality control,  Medical ethics,  Therapeutics,  Communicable diseases,  Forensic psychiatry,  Human rights,  Lifestyles,  Mental illness,  Medical care,  Pregnant women,  Patient refusal of treatment,  Mentally ill,  Commitment and detention,  Paternalism,  Personal Autonomy,  Behavior Control,  Coercion,  Ethics,  Ethical Theory,  Government Regulation,  Internationality,  Life Style,  Mental Disorders,  Patient Care,  Reproduction,  Treatment Refusal,  Western World,  Commitment of Mentally Ill,  Traitement non volontaire (Thérapeutique),  Aspect moral,  Thérapeutique,  Éthique médicale,  Maladies infectieuses,  Psychiatrie médico-légale,  Droits de l'homme (Droit international),  Style de vie,  Maladies mentales,  Soins médicaux,  Femmes enceintes,  Refus de traitement,  Internement (Psychiatrie),  BUSINESS & ECONOMICS,  Business Ethics,  Ethik,  Gesundheitswesen,  Zwangsbehandlung,  Dwangverpleging,  Ethische aspecten,  Gezondheidsrecht,  European Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine