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Prof Lucy Frith @lucyfrith.bsky.social · Jul 24

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

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Brian D. Earp, PhD @briandavidearp.bsky.social · Jul 23

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

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Morgan Centre @morgancentre.bsky.social · Jul 15

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

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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…

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Prof Lucy Frith @lucyfrith.bsky.social · Jun 2

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

Moral Harm Project Resources - School of Social Sciences - The University of Manchester

www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk

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Christian Munthe @christianmunthe.bsky.social · May 27

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

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Prof Lucy Frith @lucyfrith.bsky.social · May 19

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....

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...

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Prof Lucy Frith @lucyfrith.bsky.social · May 15

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

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.

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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · May 13

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

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

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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · May 8

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

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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · May 8

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

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Prof Lucy Frith @lucyfrith.bsky.social · May 2

This years Postgraduate Bioethics Conference (PGBC) conference in Oxford, @ethoxcentre.bsky.social #bioethics
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PGBC 2025 - Disruption in Bioethics - Call for abstracts - Institute of Medical Ethics

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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · Apr 17

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...

Basel-Oxford-NUS BioXPhi Summit 2025 | Institute for Biomedical Ethics | University of Basel

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Prof Lucy Frith @lucyfrith.bsky.social · Apr 15

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

23andMe bankruptcy: Potential data risks for the donor-conceived community | PET

The regulatory status quo of donor anonymity renders the donor-conceived community vulnerable to harms associated with the (mis)use of their DNA data.

www.progress.org.uk

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Dr Anna Nelson @annanelson95.bsky.social · Apr 14

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...

23andMe bankruptcy: Potential data risks for the donor-conceived community | PET

The regulatory status quo of donor anonymity renders the donor-conceived community vulnerable to harms associated with the (mis)use of their DNA data.

www.progress.org.uk

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Prof Lucy Frith @lucyfrith.bsky.social · Apr 12

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...

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.

www.manchester.ac.uk

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Dr. Robert Klitzman @robertklitzman.bsky.social · Apr 11

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

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · Apr 12

📢 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

17th Bioethics World Conference

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

www.bioethicsljubljana2025.com

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · Apr 4

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

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Dr. Tom Frieden @drtomfrieden.bsky.social · Apr 4

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.

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.

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Prof Lucy Frith @lucyfrith.bsky.social · Apr 4

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

Research agenda

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Prof Lucy Frith @lucyfrith.bsky.social · Apr 2

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

Prof Lucy Frith @lucyfrith.bsky.social · Apr 2

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

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Prof Lucy Frith @lucyfrith.bsky.social · Apr 2

@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

ESHRE 41st Annual Meeting of ESHRE, ESHRE 2025 | Official Website

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Prof Lucy Frith @lucyfrith.bsky.social · Apr 2

important statement from the American Society of Reproductive Medicine @asrmorg.bsky.social #ivf #funding #fertility
www.asrm.org/news-and-eve...

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.

www.asrm.org

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Prof Lucy Frith @lucyfrith.bsky.social · Apr 1

Long before debates over ‘wokeness’, Epicurus built a philosophy that welcomed slaves, women and outsiders
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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.

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