Prof Lucy Frith

@bmj.com The Journal of Medical Ethics, listed as number one for #bioethics on google scholar scholar.google.com/citations?vi... @briandavidearp.bsky.social

New editorial 🚨Something old, something new? The Journal of Medical Ethics turns 50 | Journal of Medical Ethics jme.bmj.com/content/51/8...

Relational dynamite: Engagements with kinship at the interface of donor conception and DNA testing This article investigates how Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing (DTCGT) affects people impacted by donor conception by bringing empirical data on how…

New article:

✨Relational dynamite: Engagements with kinship at the interface of donor conception & DNA testing

Petra Nordqvist, Leah Gilman, Caroline Redhead, Marie Fox, Nicky Hudson @fimaccallum.bsky.social @lucyfrith.bsky.social from #ConnecteDNA

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The Reset Ethics: Moral Harm project has released its open-access resource package on moral distress and moral injury in healthcare. Free to download. @annanelson95.bsky.social
Explore and share: www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/research/pro... #moral #distress #bioethics #nhs

Ainsley Newson from Sydney kicking off our Brocher workshop on environmental bioethics in the 21st century.

Warnock and its contested legacy in relation to donor conceived families: the case for regulatory reform A generation on from the Warnock Report, the regulatory system it proposed remains largely intact, despite significant changes in the fertility sector, legal culture and wider society. In this arti...

Article: Warnock and its contested legacy in relation to donor conceived families: the case for regulatory reform #ivf #fertility www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

LLM Healthcare Ethics and Law (2025 entry) | The University of Manchester Receive flexible professional training in bioethical and medico-legal theories by studying for an LLM in Healthcare Ethics & Law.

Our LLM in Healthcare Ethics and Law is now accepting applications! Perfect for anyone looking to explore medicine, ethics & law. #bioethics #law @uniofmanchester.bsky.social manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/courses/list/09213/llm-healthcare-ethics-and-law/ #HealthcareEthics #HealthLaw

Graphic of upcoming Unpacking Bedside Bioethics webinar featuring speaker Brendan Parent, JD.

Next Week! Unpacking Bedside Bioethics webinar, “What Would You Want? Navigating Life, Death, and Organ Donation When the Heart Stops” with Brendan Parent, JD.

🗓️: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT)

Register Now! It’s free: z.umn.edu/ac1v

Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/ac1t

Congrats to Caroline Miles and Rose Broad from @criminologyuom.bsky.social for winning in the ‘Outstanding Public Engagement Initiative - National/International’ category. Their research on the abuse of women runners has brought significant awareness and change.

#MaDAwards2025 #PublicEngagement

Congrats to @lucyfrith.bsky.social, Petra Nordqvist, @annanelson95.bsky.social & Caroline Redhead who have been Highly Commended in the ‘Outstanding Benefit to Society Through Research’ category for their groundbreaking work in direct consumer genetic testing and donor conception! 👏 #MaDAwards2025

This years Postgraduate Bioethics Conference (PGBC) conference in Oxford, @ethoxcentre.bsky.social #bioethics
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Just to say I'll be giving a talk at the upcoming Experimental philosophical bioethics ("BioXPhi") Summit (June 26-25) in Basel on the #projectEPIC empirical case study. If you are around, please come say hello! You can register and see the better speakers here: ibmb.unibas.ch/en/public-ou...

www.progress.org.uk/23andme-bank... ConnecteDNA @annanelson95.bsky.social

In @pet-bionews.bsky.social, @lucyfrith.bsky.social and I reflect on the particular implications of the 23andMe saga for the donor conceived community - and what this means for wider calls for reform in this area of law: www.progress.org.uk/23andme-bank...

LLM Healthcare Ethics and Law (2025 entry) | The University of Manchester Receive flexible professional training in bioethical and medico-legal theories by studying for an LLM in Healthcare Ethics & Law.

If you are considering a Medical Law and Bioethics Masters (LLM, MA or MSc for intercalating Medics), we have a long history of excellence here at Manchester! #law #bioethics @uomsoss.bsky.social
www.manchester.ac.uk/study/master...

23andme selling your data: My thoughts in @thehill.com
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#bioethics #genetics #privacy #healthcare #23andme #insurance

17th Bioethics World Conference 17th World Conference Bioethics, Medical Ethics and Health Law, in Ljubljana (Slovenia), 24 to 26 November 2025.

📢 Don't miss the 17th World Conference In Bioethics, Medical Ethics & Health Law, 24-26 November, 2025, Ljubljana, Slovenia. From the International Chair in Bioethics (ICB). @medwma.bsky.social delighted to be participating ➡️ www.bioethicsljubljana2025.com #medicalethics #bioethics #healthlaw

NEWS: Almost 3/4 of UK #fertility patients used a '#addons', according to the #HFEA’s National Patient Survey.
Laura Riggall writes about this report in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/fertility-re...

#IVF #infertility #pregnancy

Inside the C.D.C., a Final ‘Love Letter’ Before Mass Layoffs (Gift Article) The agency’s injury center was among the departments that were largely gutted in Tuesday’s wave of dismissals. Read a staff member’s letter to colleagues while they awaited their fates.

Each of us working in public health is motivated by a drive to make the world safer and healthier. Never lose that core purpose. Hold true to the personal stories that have inspired you.

@eshre.bsky.social research agenda out www.eshre.eu/Europe/Advoc... #research #ivf #fertility

Link to register - www.eshre.eu/Education/Ca... [eshre.eu]

@eshre.bsky.social event in Berlin 8th-10th May on personalised medicine

@eshre.bsky.social follow the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology on bluesky for the latest on #fertility #ethics #embryology and more, and information on the next annual meeting in #Paris www.eshre.eu/ESHRE2025

ASRM, SART Decry “Dangerous and Devasting” Cuts at HHS ASRM and SART condemn dangerous staffing cuts at FDA, NIH, and CDC, calling for immediate reversal to protect vital public health and reproductive research.

important statement from the American Society of Reproductive Medicine @asrmorg.bsky.social #ivf #funding #fertility
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Long before debates over ‘wokeness’, Epicurus built a philosophy that welcomed slaves, women and outsiders Today, many people associate epicureanism with hedonistic pleasure-seeking – but that’s not really what he taught.

Long before debates over ‘wokeness’, Epicurus built a philosophy that welcomed slaves, women and outsiders
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Bioethics Seminar TODAY, Noon - Margaret Battin, PhD, "Sex and the Planet: What Opt-In Reproduction Could Do for the Globe". Open to all, join us in-person, lunch provided. Feinstone Hall, @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social | Link for more info: mailchi.mp/jhu/bioethic...

#Jobs: The @ethicslab.bsky.social at University of Potsdam, Germany, welcomes global talent in #Bioethics, #MedicalEthics, #AIEthics.
We're excited to offer two research positions (PhD or post-doc) in digital medical ethics. International applicants are encouraged!
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OUT NOW: Color, Healthcare and Bioethics by Henk ten Have dives into the world of color, its vital role in healthcare and bioethics, and how it informs our perceptions of health, morality, and identity. An insightful exploration of the interplay between science, emotion and ethics: buff.ly/D3e7oiH

Were hiring!📣 The Hastings Center is seeking applicants for a Senior Accountant. 👏

To learn more and apply for the position, bit.ly/3FHPz1P
Deadline to apply is 4/18/2025.

#hastingscenter #bioethics #hiring #accountant #finance

BSA members! Learn presentation skills and enhance your CV at our free members-only event, ‘Mastering Presentation & Chairing Skills – Professional Development Training’ 31 March tinyurl.com/3kff6d4h