Browsing by Author "Hull, Richard"

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    • The detention of voluntary and involuntary patients in mental health facilities: the ethical considerations 

      National Advisory Committee on Bioethics; Green, Andrew; Bradley, Colin; Gordijn, Bert; Hull, Richard; Kennedy, Harry; Madden, Deirdre; McAuley, Adam; McCarthy, Joan; McQuillan, Regina; Sheikh, Asim A.; Smith, David (Department of Health, 2015)
      It has been estimated that one in four people will experience some form of mental ill-health in their lifetime.1 This can range from feelings of anxiety, to depression, to more severe mental health problems, such as ...

    • Ethics and assisted dying in the Republic of Ireland 

      McKeown O'Donovan, Annie (NUI Galway, 2021-09-13)
      ‘Ethics and Assisted Dying in the Republic of Ireland’ argues that active assistance in dying can be morally permissible in limited contexts. Where an individual is suffering from an irremediable chronic or terminal illness ...

    • The precautionary ecosystem health principle: Weak anthropocentrism, environmental ethics, and sustainability 

      Ryan, Mark (2015-01-20)
      This thesis will propose that an innovative synthesis between 'ecosystem health' (EH) and the 'precautionary principle' (PP) can open up new and fruitful avenues for sustainability theory. My precautionary ecosystem health ...

    • Specific informed consent for blood transfusion: the ethical considerations 

      National Advisory Committee on Bioethics; Green, Andrew; Bradley, Colin; Gordijn, Bert; Hull, Richard; Kennedy, Harry; Madden, Deirdre; McAuley, Adam; McCarthy, Joan; McQuillan, Regina; Sheikh, Asim A.; Smith, David (Department of Health, 2013)
      The Minister for Health, Dr. James Reilly T.D., established the National Advisory Committee on Bioethics in March 2012. The task of this Committee is to advise the Minister on the ethical and social implications of scientific ...

    • What we owe to children: A rawlsian perspective in an irish context 

      Cahill, Audrey R (2013-10-02)
      This thesis begins from the premise that a just state ought to be concerned for how children actually turn out. The basis for this claim is grounded in the contemporary liberal view that each person ought to have the ...