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Are Public Health Institutions Honest

WEBBy Rebecca Brown The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted various cracks in the function of our public institutions. One notable concern is the way in which …

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Honesty and Public Health Communication: Part 2

WEBWritten by Rebecca Brown This post is based on two recently accepted articles: Brown and de Barra ‘A Taxonomy of Non-Honesty in Public Health …

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Exercise, Population Health and Paternalism Practical Ethics

WEBWilson, James. “Why it’s time to stop worrying about paternalism in health policy.”. Public Health Ethics 4.3 (2011): 269-279. Written by Rebecca Brown The NHS …

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CONSENSUS STATEMENT ON CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION IN …

WEBOn the 7th, 8th, and 9th of June 2016 a group of philosophers and bioethicists gathered at the Brocher Foundation in Geneva, Switzerland, to participate in …

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Cross-post: Fairness and Freedom in Public Health Policy – On the …

WEBby Alberto Giubilini Originally posted on the Oxford Medical Humanities website Multidisciplinary Conference, Oxford, 23 and 24 Oct 2023 This conference …

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The Right Not to Know and the Obligation to Know

WEBBy Ben Davies Most people accept that patients have a strong claim (perhaps with some exceptions) to be told information that is relevant to their health and …

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Vaccine Nationalism: Striking the balance Practical Ethics

WEBWritten by Owen Schaefer and Julian Savulescu This is an updated cross-post of an article published in MediCine On 2 February 2021, the Director-General of the …

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Expertise and Autonomy in Medical Decision Making

WEBWritten by Rebecca Brown. This is the fourth in a series of blogposts by the members of the Expanding Autonomy project, funded by the Arts and Humanities …

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Is compassion a necessary component of healthcare

WEBAccording to the report, Dr Smajdor argues for two main claims: 1) that compassion is not a necessary component of healthcare – that acceptable standards …

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Do we own our bodies

WEBIt’s true that at present bodies are not property in law; but the interesting question is whether they should be. It is easy, in general terms, to understand why they …

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climate crisis Practical Ethics

WEBWritten by Roger Crisp. After world chiefs and youth leaders gathered in September in New York at the United Nations Climate Action Summit, many of us as individuals are left …

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Climate Change, Planetary Health and the Deep Significance of the

WEBThe concept of ‘planetary health’ is often invoked nowadays as an architectonic goal of climate action and environmentalism. It sounds like a no-brainer: …

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Healthcare Allocation for Limited Budgets Practical Ethics

WEBMarch 10, 2023. By Joshua Parker and Ben Davies. Like many public services, the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is under increasing resource pressure across the …

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Book Launch: Responsibility and Healthcare Practical Ethics

WEBSuch questions form the core of an ongoing debate about responsibility and healthcare. Together with Julian Savulescu and Neil Levy, we have edited a volume …

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Oxford Debates – The NHS should not treat self-inflicted illness

WEBModerator: Dr Paula BoddingtonShould the NHS treat self-inflicted illness? This question raises a plethora of different issues, about science, society, social policy, …

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Embrace the controversy: let’s offer Project Prevention on the NHS

WEBA controversial US-based charity that pays drug addicts to undergo sterilisation or long-term contraception has recently opened for business in the UK. …

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Banning Cigarettes, Paternalism, Liberty and Harm: Clearing the …

WEBOctober 5, 2023. Media headlines in the UK are widely reporting Rishi Sunak’s announcement of a proposal to ban smoking for younger generations. Under the …

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doctors’ conscientious commitment Practical Ethics

WEBTypically, ethical debates on conscience in health care revolve around the morality of doctors refusing to provide professional services on idiosyncratic personal …

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Practical Ethics

WEBIntroducing two journal special issues and a conference. Written by Alberto Giubilini. Two special issues of the journals Bioethics and Monash Bioethics Review will …

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international affairs Practical Ethics

WEBBy Kei Hiruta. The latest music video by the Canadian singer Avril Lavigne has been accused of racism and cultural appropriation. Bearing the name of the world-famous …

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Does Female Genital Mutilation Have Health Benefits

WEBDoes Female Genital Mutilation Have Health Benefits? The Problem with Medicalizing Morality By Brian D. Earp (@briandavidearp) Four members of the …

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