The Right to Choose
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The Right to Choose

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שנת הוצאה:ספטמבר 2026
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Who gets to decide what happens to our bodies when we need medical care? The Right to Choose traces the historical struggle that transformed patients into people entitled to information, consent, privacy, and a meaningful voice in their treatment.

Drawing together medical history, law, ethics, and the realities of healthcare, Dr. Dvir Levin follows the development of patients' rights from ancient professional traditions through the twentieth century's ethical turning points to Israel's Patients' Rights Law. Comparisons with healthcare systems across several continents reveal how different societies translate the principle of autonomy into everyday practice.

The book also examines what happens when legal promises meet crowded wards, limited resources, unequal access, and strained trust. Its discussion of violence against healthcare workers asks how patient empowerment and staff safety can be protected together, without assuming that stronger rights cause aggression.

Written for healthcare professionals, students, legal practitioners, policymakers, and interested readers, The Right to Choose offers a grounded account of what makes choice possible. It argues that rights become meaningful through clear communication, institutional accountability, and shared responsibility for a humane and workable system of care.

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A historical, legal, and ethical exploration of patients' rights in Israel and around the world. Dr. Dvir Levin examines informed consent, autonomy, and the gap between legal protection and everyday care, asking how healthcare systems can respect patients' choices while supporting the professionals who care for them.

 
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