Ethical analysis of the new proposed mental health legislation in England and Wales

Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine 2:5 (2007)
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This paper ethically analyses arising out the proposed changes to the Mental Health Act for England and Wales. It looks in particular at thea shift in philosophy that the author claims has occurred with the proposals away from rights-focused principles to more utilitarian or outcome-focused principles. It gives examples of these changes and explores itstheir consequences

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10.1186/1747-5341-2-5

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Principles of biomedical ethics.Tom L. Beauchamp - 1994 - New York: Oxford University Press. Edited by James F. Childress.

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