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Improvidence, Precaution, and the Logical-Empirical Disconnect in UK Health Policy. (2022)
Journal Article
Parsons, J. A. (2022). Improvidence, Precaution, and the Logical-Empirical Disconnect in UK Health Policy. Health Care Analysis, 1 - 20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10728-022-00450-8

The last decade has seen significant developments in UK health policy, with are largely claimed to be evidence based. However, such a characterisation ought, in many cases, to be questioned. Policies can be broadly understood as based primarily on ei... Read More about Improvidence, Precaution, and the Logical-Empirical Disconnect in UK Health Policy..

In defence of the bioethics scoping review: Largely systematic literature reviewing with broad utility. (2022)
Journal Article
Parsons, J. A. (2022). In defence of the bioethics scoping review: Largely systematic literature reviewing with broad utility. Bioethics, 423 - 433. https://doi.org/10.1111/bioe.12991

There is growing interest in the possible role of systematic methods of reviewing literature in bioethics. This has arisen alongside the growth of empirical bioethics and a general push towards introducing some level of rigour and reproducibility int... Read More about In defence of the bioethics scoping review: Largely systematic literature reviewing with broad utility..

Directed and conditional uterus donation. (2022)
Journal Article
Parsons, J. A. (2022). Directed and conditional uterus donation. Journal of Medical Ethics, 810 - 815. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2021-107902

Uterus transplantation (UTx) is highly anticipated for the benefits that it might bring to individuals wanting to carry a pregnancy in order to reproduce who do not have a functioning uterus. The surgery-now having been performed successfully in seve... Read More about Directed and conditional uterus donation..

The Case for Telemedical Early Medical Abortion in England: Dispelling Adult Safeguarding Concerns. (2022)
Journal Article
Parsons, J. A. (2022). The Case for Telemedical Early Medical Abortion in England: Dispelling Adult Safeguarding Concerns. Health Care Analysis, 73 - 96. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10728-021-00439-9

Access to abortion care has been hugely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This has prompted several governments to permit the use of telemedicine for fully remote care pathways, thereby ensuring pregnant people are still able to access services. One... Read More about The Case for Telemedical Early Medical Abortion in England: Dispelling Adult Safeguarding Concerns..

The Excessive Regulation of Early Abortion Medication in the UK: The Case for Reform. (2022)
Journal Article
Parsons, J. A. (2022). The Excessive Regulation of Early Abortion Medication in the UK: The Case for Reform. Medical Law Review, 4 - 32. https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwab042

Early medical abortion (EMA) involves the administration of two medications-mifepristone and misoprostol-24-48 hours apart. These routinely used medications are recognised as safe and effective by the World Health Organization which recommends this c... Read More about The Excessive Regulation of Early Abortion Medication in the UK: The Case for Reform..

Deemed consent for organ donation in Northern Ireland. (2022)
Journal Article
Parsons, J. A. (2022). Deemed consent for organ donation in Northern Ireland. The Lancet Regional Health Europe, 100254 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100254

Shortages of organs for transplantation have led many countries to introduce systems of deemed consent for organ donation, whereby donation is the default upon death and an individual must provide express opposition to donation to prevent it. Despite... Read More about Deemed consent for organ donation in Northern Ireland..