The NHS should not treat self-inflicted illness
Moderator: Dr Paula Boddington
Dr. Paula Boddington is Senior Research Fellow in Ethics and Genetics at the Ethox Centre in the Division of Public Health and Primary Health Care at Oxford.
Proposer: Dr Mark Sheehan
Mark Sheehan is Oxford BRC Ethics Fellow at the Ethox Centre and a James Martin Research Fellow in the Program on the Ethics of the New Biosciences.
Opposer: Charles Foster
Charles Foster is a barrister teaching medical law and ethics at Oxford. He is attached to the Ethox Centre and is an Associate Fellow of Green Templeton College.
Opening statements - 22 Jun 09
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Dr Paula Boddington
Should the NHS treat self-inflicted illness? This question raises a plethora of diffe... read more
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Dr Mark Sheehan
We generally think that people are entitled to live their lives in the way that they ... read more
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Charles Foster
'The NHS has shown the world the way to healthcare, not as a privilege to be paid... read more
Update 1
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25 Jun 09
Dr Mark Sheehan
There is a robust system in place in the NHS that grapples with questions like ours r... read more
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29 Jun 09
Charles Foster
It simply won't do to underplay the practical difficulties posed by this motion. ... read more
Update 2
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02 Jul 09
Dr Mark Sheehan
As Foster suggests we must be clear about the motion. So what might it mean to 'n... read more
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06 Jul 09
Charles Foster
Dr. Sheehan has fairly and inevitably surrendered. The motion as it stands is wholly ... read more
Closing statements - 09 Jul 09
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Dr Mark Sheehan
What is most difficult about topics such as this one is that there are clear intuitio... read more
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Charles Foster
The criterion 'self-inflicted' is unworkable in practice. One simply does not... read more
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Dr Paula Boddington
The question of how 'self-inflicted illness' is defined is vitally important.... read more
For
15.2%
Results
Against
84.8%
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Your comments
RIGHT TO TREATMENT
Tony Hubbard | 30 Jul 09
In virtue of what we have a 'right' to medical treatment? One answer is probably...
This topic is stupid
clive | 20 Jul 09
For the love of God, if a person is sick they should get treatment regardless of...
Preventing much illness
Nick | 20 Jul 09
Owl, perhaps you ought to think more in terms of prevention rather than...
Mental Health?
Owl | 18 Jul 09
I have often noticed that many of the health fanatics seem to have some mental...
My money back?
RP | 16 Jul 09
What with purchase tax, VAT, income tax, national insurance and excise duty,...