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Artificial placentas, pregnancy loss and loss-sensitive care (2023)
Journal Article
Romanis, E. C., & Adkins, V. (2023). Artificial placentas, pregnancy loss and loss-sensitive care. Journal of Medical Ethics, https://doi.org/10.1136/jme-2023-109412

In this paper, we explore how the prospect of artificial placenta technology (nearing clinical trials in human subjects) should encourage further consideration of the loss experienced by individuals when their pregnancy ends unexpectedly. Discussions... Read More about Artificial placentas, pregnancy loss and loss-sensitive care.

The relationship between speculation and translation in Bioethics: methods and methodologies (2023)
Journal Article
Johnson, T., & Romanis, E. C. (2023). The relationship between speculation and translation in Bioethics: methods and methodologies. Monash Bioethics Review, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40592-023-00181-z

There are increasing pressures for bioethics to emphasise 'translation'. Against this backdrop, we defend 'speculative bioethics'. We explore speculation as an important tool and line of bioethical inquiry. Further, we examine the relationship betwee... Read More about The relationship between speculation and translation in Bioethics: methods and methodologies.

R v Foster: Exemplifying the urgency of the decriminalisation of abortion (2023)
Journal Article
Romanis, E. C. (2023). R v Foster: Exemplifying the urgency of the decriminalisation of abortion. Medical Law Review, https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwad026

On 12th June 2023, Ms Foster was sentenced in the Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court to 28 months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to unlawful procurement of miscarriage.1 This sentence was shortly after reduced to 14 months and suspended by the Court of... Read More about R v Foster: Exemplifying the urgency of the decriminalisation of abortion.

‘The law is very, very outdated and not keeping up with the technology’: novel forms of assisted gestation, legal challenges, and perspectives of reproductive rights advocates in England and Wales (2023)
Journal Article
Romanis, C. (2023). ‘The law is very, very outdated and not keeping up with the technology’: novel forms of assisted gestation, legal challenges, and perspectives of reproductive rights advocates in England and Wales. Journal of Law and the Biosciences, 10(2), Article lsad027. https://doi.org/10.1093/jlb/lsad027

A growing body of literature examines the ethico-legal challenges resulting from novel forms of assisted gestation like uterus transplantation and artificial placentas (also known as ‘artificial wombs’). However, there has not yet been consideration... Read More about ‘The law is very, very outdated and not keeping up with the technology’: novel forms of assisted gestation, legal challenges, and perspectives of reproductive rights advocates in England and Wales.

Cryopreservation and current legal problems: seeking and selling immortality (2023)
Journal Article
Romanis, C., & Mullock, A. (2023). Cryopreservation and current legal problems: seeking and selling immortality. Journal of Law and the Biosciences, 10(2), Article lsad028. https://doi.org/10.1093/jlb/lsad028

Cryonics, the ‘freezing’ of the human body after death in the hope of reanimation in the future, remains a remote possibility, and yet it is becoming a more popular choice. There has been much academic discussion of the ethics of cryopreservation; ho... Read More about Cryopreservation and current legal problems: seeking and selling immortality.

Equality-enhancing potential of novel forms of assisted gestation: Perspectives of reproductive rights advocates (2023)
Journal Article
Romanis, E. C. (2023). Equality-enhancing potential of novel forms of assisted gestation: Perspectives of reproductive rights advocates. Bioethics, 37(7), 637-646. https://doi.org/10.1111/bioe.13187

Novel forms of assisted gestation—uterus transplantation and artificial placentas—are highly anticipated in the ethico-legal literature for their capacity to enhance reproductive autonomy. There are also, however, significant challenges anticipated i... Read More about Equality-enhancing potential of novel forms of assisted gestation: Perspectives of reproductive rights advocates.

Translational or translationable? A call for ethno-immersion in (empirical) bioethics research (2023)
Journal Article
Parsons, J. A., Johal, H., Parker, J., & Romanis, E. C. (online). Translational or translationable? A call for ethno-immersion in (empirical) bioethics research. Bioethics, https://doi.org/10.1111/bioe.13184

The shift towards "empirical bioethics" was largely triggered by a recognition that stakeholders' views and experiences are vital in ethical analysis where one hopes to produce practicable recommendations. Such perspectives can provide a rich resourc... Read More about Translational or translationable? A call for ethno-immersion in (empirical) bioethics research.

The (mis)use of fetal viability as the determinant of non-criminal abortion in the Netherlands and England and Wales (2023)
Journal Article
Halliday, S., Romanis, E. C., De Proost, L., & Verweij, E. (. (2023). The (mis)use of fetal viability as the determinant of non-criminal abortion in the Netherlands and England and Wales. Medical Law Review, https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwad015

Time plays a fundamental role in abortion regulation. In this article, we compare the regulatory frameworks in England and Wales and the Netherlands as examples of the centrality accorded to viability in the determination of the parameters of non-cri... Read More about The (mis)use of fetal viability as the determinant of non-criminal abortion in the Netherlands and England and Wales.

Diverse Voices in Health Law and Ethics: Important Perspectives (2023)
Book
Romanis, E. C., Germain, S., & Herring, J. (in press). Diverse Voices in Health Law and Ethics: Important Perspectives. Bristol University Press

This indispensable textbook on health(care) law and ethics covers all the topics usually taught on medical law /healthcare law courses from negligence to confidentiality to organ donation and beyond. It provides key content in a way that encompasses... Read More about Diverse Voices in Health Law and Ethics: Important Perspectives.