Interdisciplinary Bioethical Research

Bios Centre is a research institute set up to explore bioethical issues and critically examine current practices in health care. Our research aims to provide a coherent set of resources to help the public and health care professionals explore the various approaches to medical ethics and bioethics, including any consistencies or tensions that may arise between the approaches.  

Recent

  • Human ‘Bodyoids’

    Bios research associate Bruce Blackshaw and co-authors Daniel Rodger, Daniel Hurst and Christopher Bobier have an article in Philosophy & Technology titled ‘No Brain, No Pain, No Problem? The Case…

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  • Conscience and Assisted Dying 

    Dr Helen Watt has a  Journal of Medical Ethics blogpost titled ‘”What My heart does, my hand does”: Conscience and Assisted Dying.’

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  • MAID and Palliative Care

    MAID and Palliative Care Bios research associate Dr Bruce Blackshaw has a paper in the American Journal of Bioethics on medical aid in dying in Canada and palliative care provision.

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