The Fragility of Freedom of Speech
It is no doubt naïve of me, but I am shocked that so many people do not believe in the freedom of speech. Without freedom of speech we have no freedom of thought and without freedom of thought we do not have ourselves. There is nothing orig…
Read MoreThe censor and the eavesdropper: the link between censorship and surveillance
Cory Doctorow makes a simple but important point in the Guardian: censorship today is inseparable from surveillance. In modern media preventing people from seeing proscribed information requires systems that monitor their activity. To imple…
Read MoreWhy Infanticide is Worse than Abortion
Guest Post: James Wilson The controversy over the Giubilini and Minerva article has highlighted an important disconnect between the way that academic bioethicists think about their role, and what ordinary people think should be the role of …
Read MoreThere’s No Good Argument for Infanticide
Guest Post: Andrew McGee, Faculty of Law, Queensland University of Technology Reposted from The Conversation with Author permission Philosophers Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva have received an avalanche of abusive comments and emai…
Read MoreConcern for Our Vulnerable Prenatal and Neonatal Children: A Brief Reply to Giubilini and Minerva
Guest Post: Charles C. Camosy, Assistant Professor of Theology,Fordham University, New York City Despite the wide public outcry over their article, Giubilini and Minerva’s arguments in defense of infanticide are nothing new. Peter Singer ha…
Read MoreJohn Harris Clarifies his Position on Infanticide
Editor’s note: we received this communiqué from Professor John Harris, who wishes to clear up any misreading of his position on infanticide. I wish to clarify my position on infanticide to correct the impression that infanticide is so…
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Rick Santorum, birth control, and “playing God”
By Brian Earp See Brian’s most recent previous post by clicking here. See all of Brian’s previous posts by clicking here. Follow Brian on Twitter by clicking here. Rick Santorum, birth control, and “playing God” Rick Santorum th…
Read MoreHandling Editor Defends Decision: After – Birth Abortion
By: Prof. Kenneth Boyd, Revd Professor Emeritus of Medical Ethics, Associate Editor, JME Coming up to me at a meeting the other day, an ethics colleague waved a paper at me. “Have you seen this ?” she asked, “It’s unbelievable!” The paper…
Read More“Liberals Are Disgusting”: In Defence of the Publication of “After-Birth Abortion”
Editorial note: John Harris has responded to this post to clarify his position on infanticide. You can find the relevant post here. The Journal of Medical Ethics prepublished electronically an article by Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Mine…
Read MoreIs there a moral argument for including more common behavioural phenomena in the DSMV?
“Shyness, bereavement and eccentric behaviour could be classed as a mental illness under new guidelines, leaving millions of people at risk of being diagnosed as having a psychiatric disorder, experts fear,” reads the title of a news articl…
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