Opinion
There is no consequentialist ethical justification for registries of conscientious non-objectors
A number of authors have attempted to provide a consequentialist ethical justification for the accommodation of conscientious objectors.1 Steve Clarke’s article is the most recent such effort.2 Clarke ...
On occasions, laws on consent are subject to modification, largely on account of being subject to common law rather than statute—for example, in the UK. Guideline publications such as the UK ...
Arguments for mandatory or compulsory vaccination must justify the coercive infringement of bodily integrity via the injection of chemicals that permanently affect a body’s inner constitution. Four ...
Voinea, Porsdam Mann and Earp’s article, ‘Digital Twins or AI SIMs?’, clarifies the terminology surrounding generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems that imitate individuals, proposing the ...
1 Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Charles Sturt University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 2 Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, University of ...
1 Dental Faculty, Paul Sabatier University, Department of Epidemiology, Public Health, Prevention and Legislation, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France 2 Dental Faculty, Paul Sabatier ...
Correspondence to Dr Nancy S Jecker, Department of Bioethics & Humanities, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 91895, USA; nsjecker{at}uw.edu This paper addresses the just distribution of vaccines ...
No discussion of academic freedom, research integrity, and patient safety could begin with a more disquieting pair of case studies than those of Nancy Olivieri and David Healy. The cumulative impact ...
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In in vitro fertilisation (IVF) mix-ups and contested parenthood, Prince and colleagues argue that the familiar ‘genetic presumption’ in parenthood disputes should be treated as rebuttable in favour ...
Some donor-conceived persons are born with an autosomal recessive genetic condition. In response, some fertility clinics categorically restrict the further use of the gametes from the donor who ...
Within a consequentialist framework, Steve Clarke opposes the complete exclusion of conscientious objection (CO) rights from medical professional duties. More specifically, he proposes a compromise to ...
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