Medical law and ethics provides coverage of the major topics of medical law and ethics, combining detailed legal exposition and analysis with moral theory and philosophy. This book considers the wider contextual pressures facing the law such as the impact of market forces and patient consumerism, political interests, medical and professional interests, changing perceptions of medicine, developing technologies, and limited resources. When initially approached to write a comparative review of two new books with identical titles, there is amoment of trepidation. However any initial concerns regarding repetition were quickly dispelled. It is inevitable that both works cover similar ground.