Lawyers and the future of UK bioethics
Lawyers and the future of UK bioethics
This short piece considers how influential academic lawyers have been in the governance of UK Bioethics; taking leading roles in many of the key organisations (e.g. Nuffield Council on Bioethics, Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, Human Genetics Commission) and public consultations. It notes that the Coalition Goverment is dismantling some of these organisations and considers what might replace them and how lawyers might be involved. It examines three possible options. First, that bioethics might be personalised (a retreat of the law from adopting moral positions). Second, that Parliamentary processes might take on the oversight of bioethics policy. Third, that bioethics governance might be privatised (as in the privately funded Assisted Dying Commission)
Montgomery, Jonathan
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Montgomery, Jonathan
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Montgomery, Jonathan
(2012)
Lawyers and the future of UK bioethics.
Verdict - the Magazine of the Oxford Law Society (student).
Abstract
This short piece considers how influential academic lawyers have been in the governance of UK Bioethics; taking leading roles in many of the key organisations (e.g. Nuffield Council on Bioethics, Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, Human Genetics Commission) and public consultations. It notes that the Coalition Goverment is dismantling some of these organisations and considers what might replace them and how lawyers might be involved. It examines three possible options. First, that bioethics might be personalised (a retreat of the law from adopting moral positions). Second, that Parliamentary processes might take on the oversight of bioethics policy. Third, that bioethics governance might be privatised (as in the privately funded Assisted Dying Commission)
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e-pub ahead of print date: February 2012
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