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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

For strategic thinking purposes, would be useful to know from UK HEI-based researchers: does your HEI place restrictions on applications to charitable funders? If so, which funders, which schemes, since when & with what rationale? DM and email (m.finn@ucl.ac.uk) replies also welcome if you prefer.

Exemplification of charity: Image of a 19th-century man, standing on the left, holding out a pie to a small barefooted boy, standing on the right. Behind them is a cake and pie shop. How equitably can cake and pie be accessed?

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Kylie M. Smith wrote an angry book @drkyliesmith.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I don’t know whether you know this but my book is Open Access and you can read it for free on your kindle via Amazon (where it is the number one health policy download!). Also totally open access with extra resources online at jimcrowintheasylum.com

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Jim Crow in the Asylum | Emory Center for Digital Scholarship - Manifold Scholarship

<h3>Untangling the relationship between race and psychiatry in the American South</h3> There is a complicated history of racism and psychiatric healthcare in the Deep South states of Georgia, Alabama...

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Bev Clough @bevclough.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Latest blog post from our birth doula project, with update on activities so far and next steps @annanelson95.bsky.social There is still time to submit an expression of interest for focus groups so please do share birthdoulas.mmu.ac.uk/2026/02/17/p...

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Project Update - Birth doulas

As the project continues apace, we wanted to take a moment and reflect on the research so far and on our next steps. Our Research So Far In September we launched two surveys, one for […]

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Bev Clough @bevclough.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

We have now started the next stage of our project: focus groups with (1) birth doulas, (2) healthcare professionals involved with birth and (3) people who have used or considered using a doula during birth in the past 5 years. Please do share with networks! @annanelson95.bsky.social

As part of our research into birth douals and medical law we are running focus groups with (1)
birth doulas, (2) healthcare professionals (widely defined) involved in childbirth and (3)
people who have used or seriously considered using a birth doula in the past five years. To
take part you must have worked or given birth in the UK. Interviews will take place in English.
(Please note, we will hold separate focus groups with each of these three groups)
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If you choose to take part in this research, you will be invited to participate in a focus group
discussion with 5-8 other participants. These may be online or in-person, and you will be
given a chance to specify your preference on the expression of interest form. The groups will
last approximately 90 minutes and will be facilitated by both of the researchers. They will
take place between February-April 2026.
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During the discussion, you will be asked to share your thoughts, experiences, and opinions on
birth doulas, including understanding the boundaries of the role, the interprofessional
dynamics in birth spaces, and navigating medico-legal frameworks. There are no right or
wrong answers—we are interested in your honest perspectives.
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Participation in this study is wholly voluntary. Participants will not recieve payment for taking
part.
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If you are interested in taking part, please fill in the expression of interest form linked below
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EOI FORM - LINK & QR CODE : https://forms.office.com/e/9ZREnz1SGA

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Manchester Law School - Research @mmulawresearch.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

We are delighted to share this upcoming event from the Sylvia Pankhurst Network. Join us for an inspiring discussion exploring intersectional feminism, resistance, and transformative justice, featuring two powerful voices in activism and community work! Details below👇

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Bev Clough @bevclough.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Aiming to read more in 2026? We have some amazing books awaiting review for Medical Law Review. Please do share with networks and PhD students- always very happy to support ECRs through the reviewing process. 📚

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J. Fiala-Butora, Implementing the Right to Decide under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Supporting the Legal Capacity of All Persons with Disabilities (Bloomsbury, 2025)
S. Halliday, R. Brione, J. Nicholls, Narratives of Consent and Reproductive Subjects: Tales of Invisibility (Routledge, 2025)
T. Bogdanoski, After Disability Rights: Confronting Ableism at Life's Margins (Cambridge University Press, 2026)
M. Sleeboom-Faulkner, Regulatory Violence: The Global Dynamics of Regulatory Experimentation in Biomedicine and Health (Cambridge University Press, 2025)
L. Clements and A.L. Aiello, Understanding Parent Blame: Institutional Failure and Complex Trauma (Bristol University Press, 2025)
K. Amirthalingham, Medical Negligence and the Duty to Advise: Beyond Autonomy (Bloomsbury, 2025)
N. Bhatia (Ed), Technology, Health, and Law in Life and Death: Before the Cradle to Beyond the Grave (Bloomsbury, 2025)
A. Krajewska & J. McHale, Reimagining Health Law, (Elgar, 2025)
N. Hammond-Browning and N. Williams, International Legal and Ethical Perspectives on Uterus Transplantation (Elgar, 2025)

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Good reading. 'How the financial problem is described is not neutral. It reflects and reinforces a particular way of understanding what a university is....If the financial situation is framed as a classic demand-and-cost problem....the obvious actions are to emphasise tight cost controls'. 1/4

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WEEKEND READING: What if, in trying to ‘fix’ universities, we are quietly unmaking them? - HEPI

Join HEPI and Advance HE for a webinar onTuesday, 13 January 2026, from 11am to 12pm, exploring what higher education can learn from leadership approaches in other sectors. Sign up here to hear this a...

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Manchester Law School - Research @mmulawresearch.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

We were delighted to host a book launch yesterday for Dr Senthorun Raj’s new book, ‘The Emotions of LGBT Rights and Reforms: Repairing Law’. Congratulations @senthorun.bsky.social!

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Manchester Law School - Research @mmulawresearch.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Dr Cecilia Flores Elizondo in full flow discussing her project, 'Receivers of Justice in the Global Just Transition'. This event was the conclusion of a pilot photovoice study funded by an internal research acceleration grant.

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Manchester Law School - Research @mmulawresearch.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Earlier this month, Professor Annapurna Waughray spoke at a Parliamentary Briefing on Caste Discrimination, convened at Westminster by the APPG on Dalits and ACDA. Have a read over the Metropolis news item on the November 2025 briefing below 👇 mcrmetropolis.uk/professor-wa...

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Professor Waughray and Campaigners Urge End to Caste Discrimination - Metropolis

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Manchester Law School - Research @mmulawresearch.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

We were thrilled to welcome Dr Bharat Malkani (Cardiff) for our final MLS Seminar of the semester. Bharat gave an excellent talk on “Racial Justice and the Limits of the Law”.

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Manchester Law School - Research @mmulawresearch.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

A massive well done to Dr Cathy Jacquiss, who passed her viva today!🎉 Cathy gave an excellent defence of her thesis, 'Hostility, Resistance and Hope: The Operation of Space and Affect in LGBTQ+ Asylum Litigation'.

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Independent Social Research Foundation @isrfoundation.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Book Launch: Threads of Labour: Tapestry of an Ex-Industrial Community, by Lisa Taylor Thursday 20th November 2025, 6:00pm-7:30pm (GMT). In person at The Leeds Library Threads of Labour examines how art & industrial heritage foster cohesion in post-industrial communities. isrf.org/events/threa...

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Threads of Labour | 20th November 2025

An in-person & online book launch and conversation with Dr Lisa Taylor, author of 'Threads of Labour: Tapestry of an Ex-Industrial Community'.

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Manchester Law School - Research @mmulawresearch.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Huge congratulations to @sammorgn97.bsky.social who successfully passed her PhD viva last week! 🎉👏 The title of Sam's thesis is ‘The Production of Law Through Space and Affect: Examining LGBTQI+ Rights Strategic Litigation and Activist Practice in the Caribbean’

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Caroline Derry @carolinederry.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Researching a legal moment that was supposed to change everything - whether it did or not? The call for papers for 'Moments of Rupture' is open until 23 October! Free, online conference in November, hosted by the Open Universities legal histories research cluster. #LegalHistory #cfp

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Moments of Rupture Online 20-21 November 2025Some legal and social changes are so profound that they create what seem to be moments of rupture: breaks between the ‘before’ and ‘after’. These moments c...

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Manchester Law School - Research @mmulawresearch.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Dr Tamsin Paige giving a fascinating talk at MLS on 'Fines Do Not Make for Fine Law'.

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Bev Clough @bevclough.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Sharing our surveys for birth doulas and for healthcare professionals (both broadly defined) for a project with @annanelson95.bsky.social on birth doulas and medical law. Please share widely!

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Dr Anna Nelson @annanelson95.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Surveys are now live - link are in the thread!

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Bev Clough @bevclough.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Sharing our surveys for birth doulas and for healthcare professionals (both broadly defined) for a project with @annanelson95.bsky.social on birth doulas and medical law. Please share widely!

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Bev Clough @bevclough.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Great to see our research bulletin for Spring/Summer 📚

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Manchester Law School - Research @mmulawresearch.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

🚨 New Book Alert! 🌍📘 Ash Murphy’s Climate Change at the UN Security Council: Protecting Pacific and Caribbean Island States is out now with Routledge (2025). A vital read on climate, security & small island states. Available here: www.routledge.com/Climate-Chan...

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Climate Change at the UN Security Council: Protecting Pacific and Caribbean Island States

This book examines the operation of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to better understand the motivating factors that underpin its activation of Article 39. Arguing that climate change shoul...

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Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People @gmcdp.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

🚨🚨🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨🚨🚨 The United Nations is calling for the UK Government to stop the Universal Credit (PIP) Bill because it will 'deepen the signs of regression' in disabled people's human rights. tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/...

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Bev Clough @bevclough.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Always a highlight of the year! So lovely to spend time writing with colleagues

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Manchester Law School - Research @mmulawresearch.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

🚨New from Dr. Zainab Naqvi (MMU Law): 'Colourism and Law in the UK: A Story of Colonial Indifference?' Published in Frontiers in Sociology (June 2025) Available here: www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.... This powerful piece argues that UK law remains blind to colourism. #colourism #race&law

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Frontiers | Colourism and law in the UK: a story of colonial indifference?

In this paper I explore legal and judicial responses toward skin tone and colourism in the UK. I argue that despite incidents involving colourism coming befo...

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Dr Anna Nelson @annanelson95.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Despite my best efforts, we are back here… if anyone is looking for a socio-legal / medical law researcher do let me know! Particularly interested in all things #childbirth, #obstetricviolence #reproductivetechnology and #consent but absolutely not fussy at this stage 📚

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Bev Clough @bevclough.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

This was such a wonderful session! Blown away by the brilliant research my colleagues are doing, and the engaged and reflective questions from the audience ❤️

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Manchester Law School - Research @mmulawresearch.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

This morning's panel on 'Reimagining rights and identities: Critical perspectives on social justice' at the Faculty of Business and Law Research Conference 2025 Dr Jen Neller @jenneller.bsky.social Dr Caroline Redhead Dr Hasret Cetinkaya Sam Morgan, PhD Candidate @sammorgn97.bsky.social

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Bev Clough @bevclough.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Margot Brazier was the Editor of Medical Law Review from 2004-2011. In 2012, a special issue was published to recognise her extraordinary contribution to the field. Following Margot's untimely death in March, this is available free-to-view until the end of May academic.oup.com/medlaw/issue...

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Volume 20 Issue 1 | Medical Law Review | Oxford Academic

Publishes articles of international interest providing thorough analyses and comment on topical issues fundamental to the expanding area of medical law. In addition, commentary sections provide in dep...

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Manchester Law School - Research @mmulawresearch.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Huge congratulations to @senthorun.bsky.social on the publication of his new book! We’re so proud and can’t wait to celebrate the launch at Manchester Law School! 📗 #academicbook #LGBTrights #law&emotions

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Dr Alex Murray @ahemurray.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I am doing a survey to gather people’s experiences of receiving Personal Independence Payment (PIP) or Adult Disability Payment (ADP) to highlight the impact that disability benefits can have on the wellbeing of disabled people. forms.office.com/e/7Kda0UzP6G

The image shows a research flyer with information about the study. The survey with all the details can be found via this link https://forms.office.com/e/7Kda0UzP6G

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Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People @gmcdp.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

SURVEY: Women’s Budget Group (a feminist economics think tank) and Sisters of Frida (a Disabled women and non-binary people’s collective) The impact of the Government’s proposed reforms to disability benefits announced in March 2025. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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SURVEY: The impact of the Government’s proposed reforms to disability benefits announced in March 2025

A Women’s Budget Group and Sisters of Frida research collaboration This project The Women’s Budget Group (a feminist economics think tank) and Sisters of Frida (a Disabled women and non-binary people’...

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Dr Anna Nelson @annanelson95.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

This @britishacademy.bsky.social / @leverhulme.ac.uk project on #doulas officially starts today: looking forward to getting past the ethics approval stage and on to the fun bits! @bevclough.bsky.social

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Bev Clough @bevclough.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

New paper out in symposium on the UNCRPD: Next Generation Thinking. My paper 'Temporal Disruptions in the UNCRPD: An Untimely Future for Legal Capacity' brings a critical disability lens to the temporalities and ableist foundations of legal frameworks academic.oup.com/hrlr/article...

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Natalija Atas @atasnatalija.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

🚨Some very exciting news! A new event alert! 📌 Against All Odds: Class and Resistance in the Arts 📆 Tuesday 27th of May ⏰6-8pm 📍Unity Theatre, Liverpool Join us at this a dynamic and thought-provoking event! For more information and to register, please visit 👇 www.pran.org.uk/events/again...

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Against All Odds: Class and Resistance in the Arts — Poverty Research & Advocacy Network

For the second year running, PRAN is thrilled to partner with Writing on the Wall for WoWFEST, Liverpool’s annual literary festival. Join us for a powerful panel on class, creativity, and resistance i...

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Dr Danielle Watson @danielledoeslaw.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

My article is finally out in the Human Rights Law Review (part of a symposium on Next-Generation Thinking on the CRPD) where I argue that the CRPD is a queer document! 'The CRPD is Here and queer! A lesson in queering human rights law' academic.oup.com/hrlr/article...

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The CRPD is Here and queer! A lesson in queering human rights law

Abstract. This article argues that the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is a queer document. The Convention tackles the issues

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Bev Clough @bevclough.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

On the way to SLSA Liverpool! Looking forward to presenting work with @annanelson95.bsky.social on Home and the Spatio-Legal Dynamics of Birth in the Shifting Dynamics in Medical Law panel tomorrow @slsauk.bsky.social

Picture of title slide of presentation 'Home and the Spatio-Legal Dynamics of Birth'

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Dr Anna Nelson @annanelson95.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Then tomorrow @bevclough.bsky.social & I are chairing a panel on Shifting Dynamics in Medical Law (part of the Health Law & Bioethics stream). Looking forward to hearing the wonderful presentations we have lined up, and to presenting our ongoing work on the spatio-legal dynamics of homebirth.

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Bev Clough @bevclough.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

This was such a great start to Lua's visit to Manchester. Really looking forward to the other events this week and hearing more about this project next week at @slsauk.bsky.social

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Manchester Law School - Research @mmulawresearch.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Professor Lua Yuille giving a fascinating talk at MLS now on 'Girls These Days: Today's Facile Corporatist Faux Feminism' Thanks Prof @bevclough.bsky.social for organising this great event!

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Bev Clough @bevclough.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Lots coming up for the Shifting Dynamics in Medical Law Network. If you're at @slsauk.bsky.social do come to our panel on Wednesday 11-12.30 @annanelson95.bsky.social Then on 20th May we have an online Network event-Thinking about movement. More info here eventbrite.co.uk/e/shifting-d...

Screenshot of the shifting dynamics in medical law panel at SLSA Liverpool 2025. Link to programme with details of the panel is https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/73983/program?program&date=%222025-4-16%22.

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Learning Disabilities & Autism at Manchester Met @learningmet.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Event: Social Murder in Labour’s Pathways to Work Thursday, April 10th 5:30 - 7pm Professor Sara Ryan will be speaking alongside other academics, activists, and trade unionists on the implications of the ‘Pathways to Work’ green paper for disabled people. Click the link below for more info:

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Social Murder in Labour’s Pathways to Work

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Bev Clough @bevclough.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Looking forward to hosting Professor Yuille in April. Do get in touch if you'd like to join any of the events

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Manchester Law School - Research @mmulawresearch.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

We are delighted that Professor Lua Yuille (law.northeastern.edu/faculty/yuil...) will be joining us at MLS as a Visiting Professor in April 2025. As part of this we are organising a number of opportunities to meet Lua and discuss research.

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Yuille, Lua Kamál - School of Law

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Manchester Law School - Research @mmulawresearch.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

The first of these will be an MLS Seminar where Lua will share her current work in progress. This will take place 8th April, 2-3.30pm in SB 3.02. Title: Girls These Days: Today's Facile Corporatist Faux Feminism (with Shelley Cavalieri, University of Toledo www.utoledo.edu/law/faculty/...)

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: College of Law : The University of Toledo

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Dr Anna Nelson @annanelson95.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

@bevclough.bsky.social and I are excited to announce the next event from the Shifting Dynamics in Medical Law Network - picking up on a theme which emerged during the catalysing workshop last year: movement. Info about speakers & registration here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shifting-d...

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Shifting Dynamics in Medical Law: Thinking About Movement

The Shifting Dynamics in Medical Law Network is delighted to host this a discussion on Movement & Law.

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