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IEHHS, University of Augsburg Ethox Centre, University of Oxford Ethics of genomics and genetic testing

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ruthhorn.bsky.social @ruthhorn.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
New paper in the JME with Christin Hempeler, @hbowmansmart.bsky.social and Tamar Nov-Klaiman. We discuss current controversies around termination of pregnancy in Germany jme.bmj.com/content/earl...
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Reproductive self-determination and regulation of termination of pregnancy in Germany: current controversies and developments
In Germany, efforts to reform current legislation governing access to termination of pregnancy (TOP) have recently gained momentum. In 2023, the German Federal Government appointed a ‘Commission on Re...
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ruthhorn.bsky.social @ruthhorn.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Very happy to see our article with the UK-FR-D+GENE Consortium out, where we explore the complex issue of value of large-scale genomic programmes for society. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The value of large-scale programmes in human genomics - European Journal of Human Genetics
Large national genomic programmes have been created in many countries, including France, England and Germany, to advance the realisation of the potential genomic medicine holds to significantly contri...
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ruthhorn.bsky.social @ruthhorn.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Our new paper on TOPFA in Germany is out in BMC Med Ethics. It explores how practical and societal barriers to access #terminationofpregnancy for fetal anomaly in Germany affects women's #reproductiveautonomy and their wellbeing bmcmedethics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Women’s wellbeing as an empty declaration? A qualitative exploration of challenges in accessing termination of pregnancy due to fetal anomaly in Germany - BMC Medical Ethics
Background The provision of prenatal testing through publicly funded healthcare systems, including non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), is frequently justified on the basis of supporting reproductive...
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IEHHS Augsburg @iehhs.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
How do NIPT and PND shape reproductive decisions? An interdisciplinary workshop explored these ethical challenges. Read more by @ruthhorn.bsky.social: torch.ox.ac.uk/article/ethi... #bioethics
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IEHHS Augsburg @iehhs.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
📢 Join us for Ethik@Lunch this Friday! Caitjan Gainty (King’s College London, UK) will speak on: "Healthy Scepticism: The Value of Scepticism for Positive Healthcare Change" 📅 10 Jan 2025, 12:00–12:45 (CET) 🔗 www.uni-augsburg.de/de/fakultaet... #bioethics #PublicHealth
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Ethik @ Lunch
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IEHHS Augsburg @iehhs.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
We are happy to announce the next Ethik @ Lunch event! This Friday, December 20, Ehsan Shamsi Gooshki from Monash University, Australia, and Tehran University of Medical Sciences will present on: Bioethics in Non-Democratic and Non-Liberal Contexts www.linkedin.com/events/ethik... #bioethics
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Ethik @ Lunch: Bioethics in Non-Democratic and Non-Liberal Contexts | LinkedIn
We are happy to announce the next Ethik @ Lunch event! 📅 When? This Friday, 20. Dezember 2024 👤 Speaker: Ehsan Shamsi Gooshki (Monash University, Australia; Tehran University of Medical Sciences) 💡 T...
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IEHHS Augsburg @iehhs.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
📢 Save the date for our next Ethik@Lunch! Featuring Lisa Bebell: “Quality of Informed Consent for Research Studies in Pregnancy – Empirical Data from Low-Resource Settings and Future Considerations.” 🗓️ 06.12.2024, 12:00 CET 📍 via Zoom 🔗 Register: www.uni-augsburg.de/de/fakultaet... #Bioethics
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Ethik @ Lunch
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IEHHS Augsburg @iehhs.bsky.social · 10/07/2024
Interested in #ethics #publichealth #history #healthinequality #bioethics but missed our Ethik@Lunch lectures? You can find all of them here - www.uni-augsburg.de/de/fakultaet...
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The German Human Genome-Phenome Archive @ghga.bsky.social · 04/06/2024
New podcast out today! 🚨
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ruthhorn.bsky.social @ruthhorn.bsky.social · 06/02/2024
Wir freuen uns auf den letzten Ethics@Lunch talk dieses Semester @iehhs.bsky.social , 09.02., 12-12.45 CEST (11-11.45 GMT) mit @reginamueller.bsky.social "Unsichtbare Kräfte am Werk? 'Strukturelle' Diskriminierungen im Gesundheitswesen verstehen" Zoom-link: uni-augsburg.de/med/ethiklunch
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ruthhorn.bsky.social @ruthhorn.bsky.social · 23/01/2024
Ethics@Lunch this Friday, 26.01., 12-12.45 CEST (11-11.45 GMT) @iehhs.bsky.social with @joschkahalt.bsky.social "Digital Relations? - Reconceptualizing the Dr-Patient-Relationship in the era of Digital Health" Zoom-link: uni-augsburg.de/med/ethiklunch #digitalethics #bioethics
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ruthhorn.bsky.social @ruthhorn.bsky.social · 08/01/2024
Join our first 2024 @iehhs.bsky.social Ethics@Lunch this Friday, 12.01., 12-12.45 CEST (11-11.45 GMT) with Diego Silva, University of Sydney, Australia, 'An Argument in Favour of Dionysian Public Health' Zoom-link: uni-augsburg.de/med/ethiklunch
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