Autorentext
Margaret Brazier is Professor in the Centre for Social Ethics and Policy in the School of Law at the University of Manchester

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A critical and colourful commentary on the history of the fractious relationship between law and medicine over several centuries reveals compelling stories how law regulated healers and healing . Any view that the law consistently deferred to medical practitioners is shown to be wrong. From the womb to the grave, enduring themes are identified.