Nathan Emmerich
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Nathan Emmerich. Senior Lecturer in Bioethics at ANU. Assoc. ed. for @ethics_clinical heading into the great blue yonder https://t.co/8ICSmgdujh
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Joined March 2009
Call for Case Studies in Social Science Research Ethics: Have you completed a research project with interesting ethical dimensions? We are looking for short (2,500-5000 words) case studies which report the actual experience of researchers. Further info:
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New paper in the Canadian Journal of Bioethics: Conscientious Objection and the Provision of Abortion at Late(r) Stages of Pregnancy
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Given both options leave capitalism intact I am not sure this can tell us anything much.
How do you feel about capitalism? || If you push the button, the avg wealth (and associated living standard) of everyone in the world decreases by 3%, BUT ALSO the top 0.1% wealthiest people in the world lose 99% of their net worth, it just vanishes. Do you press button?
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Is there an analogy to be drawn between decriminalising women who end their own pregnancies and decriminalising suicide? In both cases assistance remains a criminalised. Significant differences is the act, motivation etc.
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If the same thinking applies to multi millionaires, say those with half a billion, then it would indeed seem there is something wrong with billionaires.
My take on the ethics of billionaires: - Making billions of dollars: morally fine (sometimes bad, often good) - Keeping billions of dollars: morally bad (children are dying yo) - Giving away billions of dollars: morally awesome (you save many people, you deserve much praise)
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Given it is a conscience vote, all MPs are imposing their personal beliefs, it is what is being asked of them: Shabana Mahmood should not impose her religious beliefs on others, says peer | Assisted dying | The Guardian
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Charlie Falconer says Labour colleague and justice secretary has ‘religious reasons’ for opposing assisted dying
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Abortion is legal in Australia, but doctors say an 'unspoken ban' is robbing women in regional and rural areas of the right to choose https://t.co/OynnKW1Mk3 via @ABCaustralia
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Decriminalisation was meant to give women access to safe, affordable abortions as a form of health care. Five years on, the ABC can reveal glaring examples of the system failing people in rural and...
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37th European Conference on Philosophy of Medicine & Health Care, 'Bioethics & philosophy of medicine after COVID' to be held in Manchester @BioethicsUoM 13-16/8/25 Call for abstracts due 1/3/25 send abstracts to: Prof Bert Gordijn, bert.gordijn@dcu.ie
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‘It’s natural, it’s real, it’s raw’: the rise of birth photography | Childbirth | The Guardian
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Pictures taken in the delivery room could be triggering for those who go through trauma, but for Chloë Hamilton inviting a photographer into the delivery room was a way to connect with her child....
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From fashion to the food industry: 11 ways that weight-loss drugs have changed the world | Diets and dieting | The Guardian
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The growing – and sometimes secret – use of drugs containing semaglutide has had a huge impact on how we live … but where will it end?
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What is genomic prediction and can embryos really be ‘screened for IQ’? | Genetics | The Guardian
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A startup in the US, Heliospect, appears to be preparing to launch a service to enable parents to select ‘desirable’ traits
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US startup charging couples to ‘screen embryos for IQ’ | Genetics | The Guardian
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Heliospect’s services were marketed at up to $50,000 for 100 embryos, undercover footage shows
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Whew, bit of a 🎤 drop by @troyheff in this paper https://t.co/2EiAVJqIvh Wage theft!
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Higher education has a strong relationship with wage theft, which has been examined throughout years of research, reports, and government enquiries. This paper examines the practices of wage theft ...
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How long do elevator ride commonly take? And how long does one ordinarily stay in a conference room?
“…this study investigated the airborne transmission of respiratory diseases in the hospital elevator by comparison to the conference room.” “The results showed that the infection probability in the elevator with 5 min was higher than that in the conference room with 50 min.”
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Why everything you think about living to 100 might be wrong | Ageing | The Guardian
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While healthy eating and regular workouts are certainly good for us, many scientists now believe that genes rather than lifestyle are the determining factor in how long we live
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Man who sent girl to Iraq for FGM jailed in legal first for England and Wales | Female genital mutilation (FGM) | The Guardian
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Former PhD student given four-year ‘deterrent sentence’ for conspiring to commit FGM and forced marriage
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Today is BC Camplight's 20th anniversary. Unreal. Thanks for making me the most incrementally slow success story in history. Biggest chapter coming 2025.
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Vapes should be sold behind the counter like cigarettes, says BMA | Vaping | The Guardian
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Doctors’ union urges ministers to introduce legislation to curb ‘epidemic’ of vaping in UK
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A moment that changed me: I donated my kidney to a stranger – and felt like a failure | Life and style | The Guardian
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Five years on, I still struggle to see beyond my flaws. But I know that I once did a very good thing
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We are excited to announce we are recruiting a new Co-Editor-in Chief to work with us at NGS. Further information can be found here: https://t.co/yMpwK1gXuZ
#NGS #NewGeneticsandSociety
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Women are being spat on outside my abortion clinic. Where is the safe zone we’re legally entitled to? | Michaela McDaid | The Guardian
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These areas stop protesters screaming and waving plastic foetuses at close range. All women deserve that protection, says Michaela McDaid, a worker at an abortion clinic
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