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Browse 13 OpenLearn items The Ethics Committee web team has worked on
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OU on the BBC: Inside The Ethics Committee114
Joan Bakewell profiles more cases where the right thing isn't always obvious.
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01 Mar 2014
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Inside the Ethics Committee 2013: Genetic testing of children114
Should a mother's wish to test her children for a rare cancer be agreed to? Inside The Ethics Committee investigates.
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16 Aug 2013
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Inside the Ethics Committee 2013: End of life and Islam114
The next case for the Ethics Committee balances religious beliefs against a bleak prognosis.
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09 Aug 2013
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Inside the Ethics Committee 2013: Assisted Conception & Disability114
In the first of a new series looking Inside The Ethics Committee, should a disabled woman be given assistance to conceive?
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02 Aug 2013
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Copyright: By Mike Lacon via Flickr under Creative Commons licence
Inside The Ethics Committee 2009 - Advanced Directive114
How do hospitals care for people who no longer wish to be kept alive?
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10 Aug 2010
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Copyright: By Tacit Requiem via Flickr under Creative Commons licence
Inside The Ethics Committee 2010 - Obesity surgery114
An NHS surgeon is treating increasing numbers of obese patients whose private treatment has gone wrong. What should he do?
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03 Aug 2010
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Copyright: By jam343 via Flickr under Creative Commons licence
Inside the Ethics Committee 2010 - Treating sick children 114
Episode 2: Tanya has a life-threatening illness that slowly revealed itself in childhood. How much could she be expected to understand what was happening?
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27 Jul 2010
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Copyright: By Mike Lacon via Flickr under Creative Commons licence
Inside the Ethics Committee 2010 - Mentally ill and refusing surgery114
John has cancer of the voice box so removing his voice box could save his life, but he is refusing to go ahead.
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20 Jul 2010
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Copyright: By Alex E. Proimos via Flickr under Creative Commons licence
OU on the BBC: Inside the Ethics Committee 2010114
A panel of experts discuss real-life cases to explore the workings of clinical ethics committees in Inside the Ethics Committee
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20 Jul 2010
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Inside The Ethics Committee 2009 - Hospital phobia114
The combination of terminal cancer and a phobia about anaesthetics creates a dilemma both for Chris, and those responsible for his care.
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13 Jul 2009
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Inside The Ethics Committee 2009 - Transplant114
The ethics committee faces a difficult decision in relation to a patient in need of a kidney transplant who also has sticky blood syndrome.
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07 Jul 2009
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Inside The Ethics Committee 2009 - Terminally ill and suicidal114
If a patient is not clinically depressed but is terminally ill and wants to end their life, should medical staff intervene to stop them?
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07 Jul 2009
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Inside The Ethics Committee 2009 - Disability and fertility treatment114
The Ethics Committee face some difficult decisions in relation to a young woman with a degenerative disability who wants to have a baby.
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06 Jul 2009

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