Bi-Weekly Round Up: 20th September 2021
For this edition of our bi-weekly round up, we have highlighted a fantastic selection of articles and journals centred around extremely divisive, contentious and overwhelmingly stimulating topics. Why not have a read and tweet your thoughts on our twitter account @IMEweb
1. “The most complex Covid patient in the world”
Rosalind English authors a fantastic coherent and concise article discussing the case of patient AH and the best interest considerations necessary when make a decision regarding the withdrawal of ventilator support
2. The double ethical mistake of vaccinating children against COVID-19
Another well reasoned piece from Practical ethics blog, discussing the alleged ethical mistake by the UK in opting to vaccinate children aged 12-15 years old, in the absence of support from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI)
3. Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust wins bid to overturn landmark ruling on puberty-blocking drugs
Huge ramifications following the judgement in the Court of Appeal; children less than 16 years old may be able to consent independently to use of puberty blockers for gender reassignment.
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4. Opt-out paradigms for deceased organ donation are ethically incoherent
A brilliant extended essay from G M Qurashi discussing the ethics of utilising opt-out systems as a means to increase organ procurement. Do you agree?