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An enquiry concerning justice in health, or what ethical account best informs health policies aimed at tackling health inequalities. (2018)
Thesis
Burrows Oyarzún, J. (2018). An enquiry concerning justice in health, or what ethical account best informs health policies aimed at tackling health inequalities. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/418131

The present thesis investigates the role of justice when informing health policies such as the reforms of health systems or those aimed at tackling health inequalities. I set the problem as a case study derived from the reforms of the Chilean health... Read More about An enquiry concerning justice in health, or what ethical account best informs health policies aimed at tackling health inequalities..

Death, dying and maintaining hope: ethical tensions and responsibilities for end of life care in the prison setting (2018)
Book Chapter
Wrigley, A. (in press). Death, dying and maintaining hope: ethical tensions and responsibilities for end of life care in the prison setting. In Loss, Dying and Bereavement in the Criminal Justice System. Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315270166-3

This chapter focuses on the need for one vital yet oft-ignored aspect of end of-life care: that of hope. End-of-life care for prisoners is therefore delivered in a highly strict and rigid environment offering far from ideal end-of-life care condition... Read More about Death, dying and maintaining hope: ethical tensions and responsibilities for end of life care in the prison setting.

Is Mitochondrial Donation Germ-Line Gene Therapy? Classifications and Ethical Implications (2016)
Journal Article
Wrigley, A., & Newson, A. (2016). Is Mitochondrial Donation Germ-Line Gene Therapy? Classifications and Ethical Implications. Bioethics, 55-67. https://doi.org/10.1111/bioe.12312

The classification of techniques used in mitochondrial donation, including their role as purported germ-line gene therapies, is far from clear. These techniques exhibit characteristics typical of a variety of classifications that have been used in bo... Read More about Is Mitochondrial Donation Germ-Line Gene Therapy? Classifications and Ethical Implications.

Marieke Vervoort – and how the right to euthanasia can help some people to live better (2016)
Journal Article
Wrigley. (2016). Marieke Vervoort – and how the right to euthanasia can help some people to live better

Belgian Paralympic athlete Marieke Vervoort, who won a silver medal in the T52 400 metre event at the 2016 Rio games, recently disclosed that she likely would already have attempted suicide if she had not been able to legally plan to undergo euthanas... Read More about Marieke Vervoort – and how the right to euthanasia can help some people to live better.

Ethics and end of life care: the Liverpool Care Pathway and the Neuberger Review (2014)
Journal Article
Wrigley. (2014). Ethics and end of life care: the Liverpool Care Pathway and the Neuberger Review. Journal of Medical Ethics, 639-643. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2013-101780

The Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying has recently been the topic of substantial media interest and also been subject to the independent Neuberger Review. This review has identified clear failings in some areas of care and recommended the Liverpoo... Read More about Ethics and end of life care: the Liverpool Care Pathway and the Neuberger Review.

Limitations on personhood arguments for abortion and 'after-birth abortion'. (2013)
Journal Article
Wrigley, A. (2013). Limitations on personhood arguments for abortion and 'after-birth abortion'. Journal of Medical Ethics, 39(5), e15 -e18. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2012-100958

Two notable limitations exist on the use of personhood arguments in establishing moral status. Firstly, although the attribution of personhood may give us sufficient reason to grant something moral status, it is not a necessary condition. Secondly, e... Read More about Limitations on personhood arguments for abortion and 'after-birth abortion'..

Introduction (2013)
Book Chapter
Wrigley. (2013). Introduction. In Ethics, Law and Society vol V: Ethics of Care, Theorising the Ethical, and Body Politics (3 - 6). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315094342-1

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in this book. This chapter addresses Ethics of Care, Body Politics, Theorising the Ethicaland Governance, it provides a variety of exciting perspectives by which to bring the highly... Read More about Introduction.

Wanted Dead or Alive: Organ Donation and Limitations on Surrogate Consent for Non-Competent Living Donors (2013)
Book Chapter
Wrigley. (2013). Wanted Dead or Alive: Organ Donation and Limitations on Surrogate Consent for Non-Competent Living Donors. In Ethics, Law and Society, Vol V (209 - 234). Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

This chapter focuses on the issues concerning live organ donation and the challenges this poses for donors who have lost capacity to consent. It argues that the limitations on advance directives and surrogate decision-making mean that they can only g... Read More about Wanted Dead or Alive: Organ Donation and Limitations on Surrogate Consent for Non-Competent Living Donors.

Harm To Future Persons: Non-Identity Problems and Counterpart Solutions (2012)
Journal Article
Wrigley. (2012). Harm To Future Persons: Non-Identity Problems and Counterpart Solutions. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, 15, 175 -190. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10677-011-9280-0

Non-Identity arguments have a pervasive but sometimes counter-intuitive grip on certain key areas in ethics. As a result, there has been limited success in supporting the alternative view that our choices concerning future generations can be consider... Read More about Harm To Future Persons: Non-Identity Problems and Counterpart Solutions.