Correspondence to Dr Stephen David John, History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3RH, UK; sdj22{at}cam.ac.uk Very many of our preferences are caused, ultimately, by ...
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I explain why I think that considerations regarding the opposing rights involved in the practice of circumcision—rights of the individual to bodily integrity and rights of the community to practice ...
Research involving adults who lack capacity to consent relies on proxy (or surrogate) decision making. Proxy decisions about participation are ethically complex, with a disparity between normative ...
Correspondence to Patrick Sullivan, The Centre For Social Ethics and Policy, School of Law, University of Manchester, Williamson Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK; ...
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Correspondence to Mr Max Ying Hao Lim, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China; maxlim{at}hku.hk The practice of medicine—and especially the ...
2 Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel Correspondence to Dr Pesach Lichtenberg, Department of Psychiatry, Herzog Hospital, POB 3900, ...
Whose duty is it to advise that some healthcare professionals will not help you or refer you? (30 January, 2026) ...
In 2022, students at North American universities with third-dose COVID-19 vaccine mandates risk disenrolment if unvaccinated. To assess the appropriateness of booster mandates in this age group, we ...
Feature article and commentaries A consequentialist case for permitting conscientious objection in healthcare (25 September, 2025) Free SteveClarke There is no consequentialist ethical justification ...
Correspondence to Professor Edward Harcourt, Philosophy, University of Oxford Humanities Division, Oxford OX2 6GG, UK; edward.harcourt{at}philosophy.ox.ac.uk The concept of epistemic (specifically ...