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Understanding leprosy reactions and the impact on the lives of people affected: An exploration in two leprosy endemic countries. (2022)
Journal Article
De Sabbata. (2022). Understanding leprosy reactions and the impact on the lives of people affected: An exploration in two leprosy endemic countries. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, e0010476 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010476

BACKGROUND: Leprosy reactions, Type-1 and erythema nodosum leprosum, are immune-mediated complications of leprosy, which play a significant role in the morbidity associated with the disease. A considerable amount of literature has been published on t... Read More about Understanding leprosy reactions and the impact on the lives of people affected: An exploration in two leprosy endemic countries..

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..

Death or dialysis: the value of burdensome life-extending treatments for the cognitively impaired (2021)
Book Chapter
Parsons, J. A. (2021). Death or dialysis: the value of burdensome life-extending treatments for the cognitively impaired. In Defining the Value of Medical Interventions Normative and Empirical Challenges

In this book international scholars with background in medicine, philosophy, health-economics and further disciplines, who participated in an interdisciplinary conference in 2019 combine in-depth analyses with reflections informed by ...

'Twisted Reasoning: Disentangling Matters of Law, Conjoined Embodiment, Life and Death - Legal Commentary on Re A' (2016)
Book Chapter
(2016). 'Twisted Reasoning: Disentangling Matters of Law, Conjoined Embodiment, Life and Death - Legal Commentary on Re A'. In Ethical judgments: re-writing medical law

This edited collection is designed to explore the ethical nature of judicial decision-making, particularly relating to cases in the health/medical sphere, where judges are often called upon to issue rulings on questions containing an explicit ethical... Read More about 'Twisted Reasoning: Disentangling Matters of Law, Conjoined Embodiment, Life and Death - Legal Commentary on Re A'.

Re MB (An Adult :Medical Treatment) [1997] and St George's Healthcare NHS Trust v S [1998]: The Dilemma of the 'Court Ordered' Caesarean. (2015)
Book Chapter
(2015). Re MB (An Adult :Medical Treatment) [1997] and St George's Healthcare NHS Trust v S [1998]: The Dilemma of the 'Court Ordered' Caesarean. In Landmark cases in medical law (145 -174)

This collection provides a fascinating insight in the interaction of medical law and broader social changes to our bodies, illness and medical professionals.

Gillick Reinstated: Judging Mid-Childhood Competence in Healthcare Law: An NHS Trust v ABC & A Local Authority [2014] EWHC 1445 (Fam). (2014)
Journal Article
(2014). Gillick Reinstated: Judging Mid-Childhood Competence in Healthcare Law: An NHS Trust v ABC & A Local Authority [2014] EWHC 1445 (Fam). Medical Law Review, 303 -314. https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwu033

This case commentary discusses a recent case concerning the competence of a 13-year-old girl to consent to the termination of her pregnancy. It critically analyses four specific elements of the judgment—Gillick competence, the impact of best interest... Read More about Gillick Reinstated: Judging Mid-Childhood Competence in Healthcare Law: An NHS Trust v ABC & A Local Authority [2014] EWHC 1445 (Fam)..