2005 - Ethics
Assisted dying - the annual meeting debate, October 2005
Links to the webcast from the BMA's 2005 annual meeting and a briefing paper on assisted dying to inform public debate on the issue.The right to health
Recently increasing attention has been focussed on economic, social and cultural rights, including the ‘right to health’.EthicsBrief issue 73
Quarterly roundup of ethics news. February 2005Asylum applicants - medical reports: guidelines for examining doctors
Asylum reports differ in some details from other medico-legal reports. These guidelines from the BMA and the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture describe the differences and highlight points which the doctor preparing a medical report on an asylum applicant should bear in mind.Ethics brief issue 75, ARM 2005
The Medical Ethics Department monitors medico-legal trends and developments all around the world, which are summarised for members of the Medical Ethics Committee (MEC) in quarterly issues of EthicsBrief. This special ARM edition is introduced by Dr Michael Wilks, Chairman of the MEC, and focuses on current work projects.Human tissue and organs - shortages, May 2004
Briefing paper on human tissue and organ shortages.