Tough Choices and medical ethics

Why should non clinicians read it? Because they or someone they know may find themselves in a situation described in the book, or may need to think clearly about what’s ethically best.  In 2016, nearly half of all deaths in England took place in hospital, so we have a very good chance of spending our […]

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Bioethics in deep space exploration

When we attach the words ethics and deep space exploration we might be forgiven for thinking of the ‘Prime Directive’ of the television and movie series Star Trek. A community of virtuous people take what is ostensibly the best of Western cultural values out to beautiful worlds that support life in a spaceship that is luxurious […]

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