Issue 21(4) – December 2024 Editorials Recent Developments Critical Perspectives Original Research Book Reviews
Clinical Ethics
JBI retrospective: Rethinking Autonomy in Dementia Care
By Sarah Ward, JBI Intern Despite ample literature, defining autonomy and applying it in healthcare contexts has been challenging (Slowther, 2007). Broadly described as the capacity to make informed and voluntary decisions, autonomy is complex in the context of dementia, particularly in advanced stages, where cognitive decline alters the decision-making capacities of individuals (Taylor, 2018). …
Remembering Miles Little (28.12.33 – 30.9.23)
Ian Kerridge, Wendy Lipworth, Christopher F. C. Jordens & Paul A. Komesaroff Free Access Editorial. The Journal of Bioethical Inquiry was established in 2004 with the explicit aim of being more than “just a journal”—more than merely a place where scholars and practitioners could publish their research, critical reflections, and analyses of bioethical issues and practice. Rather,…
Issue 20(1)
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, Volume 20, Issue 1 Free Access Editorial: “The Danger of Words”: Language Games in Bioethics Michael A. Ashby Free Access Editorial: Dogs, Epistemic Indefensibility and Ethical Denial: Don’t Let Sleeping Dog Owners Lie David Shaw Open Access Recent Developments: Voluntary Assisted Dying in Australia—Key Similarities and Points of Difference Concerning Eligibility…
“The Danger of Words”: Language Games in Bioethics
Michael A. Ashby Editorial. Free Access. Published online: 19 April 2023. To most doctors and health workers who haven’t studied philosophy, the works of Ludwig Wittgenstein are hard to approach. Many of us outside the philosophical academy will tend to know more about him through the landmark biography by Ray Monk (1991): the irascible genius…
Issue 19(4)
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, Volume 19, Issue 4 Free Access Editorial: One Last Unexpected Lesson From the Life and Death of Queen Elizabeth II Michael Ashby Open Access Recent Developments: Victoria, Australia, is getting a new Mental Health and Wellbeing Bill Chris Maylea Free Access Letter to the Editor: Critical Incident Stress Debriefing George Skowronski…
Kin or Research Material? Exploring IVF Couples’ Perceptions about the Human Embryo and Implications for Disposition Decisions in Norway
Original Research Open Access. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry. Published online 4 November 2022 B. Kvernflaten, P. Fedorcsák & K. N. Solbrække Abstract In vitro fertilization (IVF) involves making embryos outside of the human body, which has spurred debate about the status of the embryo, embryo research and donation. We explore couples’ perceptions about embryos and…
Issue 19(3): Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Emerging Technology
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, Volume 19, Issue 3, 2022 Guest Editor: Evie Kendal Editorial Michael Ashby Despair of the Intellect, but Hope of the Heart? Recent Developments Neera Bhatia Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust v WV [2022] EWCOP 9 Symposium: Lead essay Evie Kendal Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Emerging Technology (ELSIET) Symposium Symposium:…
Better Regulation of End-Of-Life Care: A Call For A Holistic Approach
Original Research Open Access. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry. Published online 17 October 2022. Ben P. White, Lindy Willmott & Eliana Close Abstract Existing regulation of end-of-life care is flawed. Problems include poorly-designed laws, policies, ethical codes, training, and funding programs, which often are neither effective nor helpful in guiding decision-making. This leads to adverse outcomes…
The Thailand Cave Rescue: General Anaesthesia in Unique Circumstances Presents Ethical Challenges for the Rescue Team
Original Research Open Access. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, Volume 19, Issue 2 Mark A. Irwin Abstract In 2018, the remarkable rescue of twelve young boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand captured worldwide attention. The rescue required the boys to be dived out of the cave system while fully anaesthetized…