Sydney Health Ethics: Recent submissions
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Snakes and ladders: state interventions and the place of liberty in public health policy
Published 2016-05-23In this paper I outline and explore some problems in the way that the Nuffield Council of Bioethics’ report Public Health: Ethical Issues presents its ‘Intervention Ladder’. They see the metaphor of a ladder both as capturing ...Open AccessArticle -
'Good Mothering' or 'Good Citizenship'? Conflicting values in choosing whether to store or donate umbilical cord blood.
Published 2013-01-01Umbilical cord blood banking is one of many biomedical innovations that confront pregnant women with new choices about what they should do to secure their own and their child’s best interests. Many mothers can now choose ...Open AccessArticle -
Socioeconomic, Demographic and Policy Comparisons of Living and Deceased Kidney Transplantation Rates Across 53 Countries.
Published 2013-01-01There are more than 1.7 million sufferers of end stage kidney disease (ESKD) worldwide and for many a donated kidney provides the only chance of regaining independence from dialysis. Unfortunately, the demand for kidneys ...Open AccessArticle -
Explaining Failure Through Success: A critical analysis of reduction in road and stroke deaths as an explanation for Australia’s low deceased organ donation rates.
Published 2012-01-01ABSTRACT: During the past 20 years Australian federal and state governments have funded many initiatives to bolster organ donation. Despite large investments of time, effort and money, Australia’s deceased donation rate ...Open AccessArticle -
From altruism to monetization: Australian women’s ideas about money, ethics and research eggs
Published 2013-01-01We report the results of a qualitative study carried out in metropolitan Australia between 2009 and 2011 that canvassed the issue of payment for research oöcyte donation with participants drawn from three potential donor ...Open AccessArticle