Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-283) and index.
Contents
Courtrooms, 'physic' and drama -- Crime, doctors and the body (politic) -- From 'theatre' to the dock - via the mortuary -- Protecting life before birth? -- Medical (and non-medical) ending of life -- Which twin lives? -- Drawing connections : moral philosophy, (political) liberalism, responsibility and the theatre of interpretation -- Parallels and disconnects : bioethical principles, principles of criminalisation and the rule of law.