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The Problem of Counterfactuals in Substituted Judgement Decision‐Making (2011)
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WRIGLEY, A. (2011). The Problem of Counterfactuals in Substituted Judgement Decision‐Making. Journal of Applied Philosophy, 28(2), 169-187. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5930.2011.00516.x

The standard by which we apply decision-making for those unable to do so for themselves is an important practical ethical issue with substantial implications for the treatment and welfare of such individuals. The approach to proxy or surrogate decisi... Read More about The Problem of Counterfactuals in Substituted Judgement Decision‐Making.

Religious Conscientious Exemptions (2010)
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Nehushtan, Y. (2011). Religious Conscientious Exemptions. Law and Philosophy, 30(2), 143-166. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10982-010-9088-4

Several possible approaches can be applied by the state when it responds to religious conscientious objections. These approaches compare the response to religious-conscientious objections with that to non-religious objections. If the content of the o... Read More about Religious Conscientious Exemptions.

Reaching the Bar (2010)
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(2010). Reaching the Bar

Reports on the issues addressed at the Bar Council-Aimhigher widening participation conference, "How to get to the Bar" held at St Philips Chambers, Birmingham on July 12, 2010 and attended by 80 sixth form students.

Que(e)rying Violence: Rethinking Pleasure, Harm and Intimacy in Lesbian Sadomasochism (2010)
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(2010). Que(e)rying Violence: Rethinking Pleasure, Harm and Intimacy in Lesbian Sadomasochism

Intimacy and violence, often seen as antithetical concepts, have been increasingly intertwined concepts in the diverse sexual practices of lesbian women. In thinking through this relationship, it is important to ask how policy and legal approaches co... Read More about Que(e)rying Violence: Rethinking Pleasure, Harm and Intimacy in Lesbian Sadomasochism.

A Dead Proposal: Levi and Green on Advance Directives (2010)
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Dawson, A., & Wrigley, A. (2010). A Dead Proposal: Levi and Green on Advance Directives. American Journal of Bioethics, 10(4), 23-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161003632963

There are many problems with CitationLevi and Green's (2010) suggestion that a computer-based decision aid will overcome the major objections to advance directives (ADs). We focus on just two here. First, we argue that the key assumption underlying L... Read More about A Dead Proposal: Levi and Green on Advance Directives.

Female Segregation for Religious Justifications: The Unfortunate Israeli Case (2010)
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Nehushtan, Y. (2010). Female Segregation for Religious Justifications: The Unfortunate Israeli Case. Droit et religion, 4, 441-459

This paper discusses two cases of segregation between men and women in Israel. In both cases, the segregation was based on religious justifications and in both cases the Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) either enforced the segregation (the ‘Women... Read More about Female Segregation for Religious Justifications: The Unfortunate Israeli Case.

Hope and terminal illness: false hope versus absolute hope (2009)
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Garrard, E., & Wrigley, A. (2009). Hope and terminal illness: false hope versus absolute hope. Clinical Ethics, 4(1), 38-43. https://doi.org/10.1258/ce.2008.008050

Sustaining hope in patients is an important element of health care, allowing improvement in patient welfare and quality of life. However in the palliative care context, with patients who are terminally ill, it might seem that in order to maintain hop... Read More about Hope and terminal illness: false hope versus absolute hope.

Realism and Anti-Realism about Mental Illness (2007)
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Wrigley, A. (2007). Realism and Anti-Realism about Mental Illness. Philosophical Papers, 36(3), 371-397. https://doi.org/10.1080/05568641.2007.11733499

In this paper I provide an account of the metaphysical foundations of mental illness in terms of a realism debate. I motivate the importance of such metaphysical analysis as a means of avoiding some intractable problems that beset discussion of the c... Read More about Realism and Anti-Realism about Mental Illness.

Personal Identity, Autonomy and Advance Statements (2007)
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WRIGLEY, A. (2007). Personal Identity, Autonomy and Advance Statements. Journal of Applied Philosophy, 24(4), 381-396. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5930.2007.00367.x

abstract  Recent legal rulings concerning the status of advance statements have raised interest in the topic but failed to provide any definitive general guidelines for their enforcement. I examine arguments used to justify the moral authority of suc... Read More about Personal Identity, Autonomy and Advance Statements.

Proxy consent: moral authority misconceived (2007)
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Wrigley, A. (2007). Proxy consent: moral authority misconceived. Journal of Medical Ethics, 33(9), 527-531. https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.2006.019711

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 has provided unified scope in the British medical system for proxy consent with regard to medical decisions, in the form of a lasting power of attorney. While the intentions are to increase the autonomous decision making... Read More about Proxy consent: moral authority misconceived.

Structured Like A Monster: Understanding Human Difference Through A Legal Category (2007)
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(2007). Structured Like A Monster: Understanding Human Difference Through A Legal Category. Law and Critique, 207 - 228. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10978-007-9013-7

his article will argue that the legal idea of the monster offers to inform contemporary thinking in relation to outsiders. Drawing on the work of Foucault it will be contended that the process, whereby at least some human beings are positioned as out... Read More about Structured Like A Monster: Understanding Human Difference Through A Legal Category.