A Dilemma in Ethics - The Trolley Problem
The Trolley Problem was firstly introduced by Philippa Foot in 1967. A trolley is facing a track with one man tied to the track and the...
Animal Welfare - Mouldy Bread Error and Dry Frog Error
Nowadays, even animals have welfare to look after not to mention about humans. Mouldy Bread Error Scientists did not have an assay for...
R v North Derbyshire Health Authority [1997] (Queen's Bench Division)
Kenneth Graeme Fisher suffered from relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis and lived in the area of the respondent health authority. The...
The Legal and Ethical Grounds for Promotion of the End of Life Issue in HKSAR
The Legitimacy of Promotion of Advance Directive and Voluntary Active Euthanasia in HKSAR 在香港特别行政区推广预设医疗指示及自愿主动安乐死的合法性 Advance Directive...
X v Y [1988]
In UK, two practicing physicians infected with AIDs. An order was obtained restraining the newspaper from publishing the information....
Campbell v Mirror Group Newspaper Ltd [2004]
The supermodel Naomi Campbell sued the Mirror Group for breach of confidence engaging section 6 of the Human Rights Act, which required...
Gillick v West Norfolk and Wisbech Area Health Authority [1987]
Victoria Gillick ran an active campaign against the hospital policy of prescribing contraceptive to a girl under 16 because the doctor...
The Downfall of Dr. Paolo Macchiarini
There are multiple aspects to the high-profile case of Dr. Paolo Macchiarini, who developed and implanted synthetic trachea in patients,...
Regulation of Vaginal Mesh as a Medical Device
On 16 August 2017 The Guardian argued that: “the approval process for medical devices is poorly regulated in comparision to drugs: no...
