Bi-Weekly Round Up: 1st June 2021
For this bi-weekly round up, here are another four compelling news and journal articles exploring areas of clinical practice and ethics. The focus in this edition pertains to potentially vulnerable members of the general public; those at the extremes of age.
1. Does the state ever have a part to play in restricting reproductive autonomy for the benefit of the masses?
Worth considering this question in light of China introducing a three-child policy to replace it’s current 2 child restriction policy
2. A concise editorial detailing arguments in favour of vaccinating children against SARS-CoV-2.
Who stands to gain in vaccinating children against Covid-19?
3. Vaccinating US kids before vaccinating Indian adults- ethical?
A opinion pieced in WIRED asserting that vaccinating US kids instead of adults in India is a false equivalent.
And finally, one for those with IME membership (Sign up here).
4. Euthanasia in persons with advanced dementia: a dignity-enhancing care approach
A thorough extended essay within the JME discussing end-of-life choices for people with dementia including controversial practices such as euthanasia.