Guest Post by Kerry Gutridge* and A.M. Calladine Imagine you are a doctor, nurse or teacher and someone in your care asks for a razor. The person you look after wants to slice into their own skin and draw blood. They are compelled to hurt themselves. They have an overwhelming urge to feel a momentary […]
Category: In the Courts
Journal of Medical Ethics – Special Issue on Circumcision
Guest Post by Brian Earp The Journal of Medical Ethics is pleased to announce the forthcoming release of a special issue – “The Ethics of Male Circumcision” – to be published in full in the coming days. Selected papers have already been posted Online First and can be seen by clicking here. Contributions cover a […]
R v Catt: The (Slightly Strange) Judge’s Remarks
Earlier today, Sarah Catt was jailed for 8 years for inducing the termination of her own pregnancy at 39 weeks’ gestation. The transcript of the comments of Mr Justice Cooke, sentencing, is available here. I don’t want for this to get bogged down in questions of the moral rights and wrongs of abortion, at whatever […]