May 28, 2015 | Bioethics, Healthcare Law and Ethics, Law
Margot Brazier, Lindsey Hogg and Sacha Waxman discuss recent media reports of infant organ donation in the UK. The story of Teddy Houlston’s short life prompted an exchange of emails among students and staff in the Centre Margot Brazier (Professor of Medical Law),...
May 15, 2015 | Bioethics, Healthcare Law and Ethics
Professor Rebecca Bennett invites us to question the practice of routine antenatal testing for Down’s Syndrome in the light of recent reports concerning new testing techniques. All pregnant women in the UK and many other countries are routinely tested for Down’s...
Apr 30, 2015 | Bioethics, Healthcare Law and Ethics
Dr Alexandra Mullock reviews the issues raised by the Falconer Bill on assisted dying and reflects on the role of conscientious objection. Since Lord Falconer’s Assisted Dying Bill was introduced in the House of Lords in 2013, the debate about whether the law should...
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