My body, my choice: exploring the limits of consent
From birth to death, from late-term abortion on the basis of the disability of the foetus, to choices about puberty blockers to the demand to legalise assistance with dying, our bodies have become legal battle-grounds. How far are we entitled to assert that it is simply a matter of our choice – and who gets to decide when and how we have the right to make that choice?
Date:
19 January 2024, 15:00 (Friday, 1st week, Hilary 2024)
Venue:
Littlegate House, 16-17 St Ebbe's Street OX1 1PT
Venue Details:
Oxford Uehiro Centre, Suite 1
Speaker:
Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) (39 Essex Chambers)
Organising department:
Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics
Organiser:
Binesh Hass (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
binesh.hass@philosophy.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Binesh Hass (University of Oxford)
Part of:
Practical Ethics and Law Lectures
Booking required?:
Not required
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editor:
Rachel Gaminiratne
