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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, 41, 1–19. 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.

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)
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Parsons, J. A., Johal, H., Parker, J., & Romanis, E. C. (2024). Translational or translationable? A call for ethno-immersion in (empirical) bioethics research. Bioethics, 38(3), 252-261. 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. (. (online). The (mis)use of fetal viability as the determinant of non-criminal abortion in the Netherlands and England and Wales. Medical Law Review, 31(4), 538–563. 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.

The end of (reproductive) liberty as we know it: A note on Dobbs V. Jackson Women’s Health 597 USC __ (2022) (2023)
Journal Article
Romanis, E. C. (2023). The end of (reproductive) liberty as we know it: A note on Dobbs V. Jackson Women’s Health 597 USC __ (2022). Medical Law International, 23(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/09685332231154562

In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, a 6–3 majority of the US Supreme Court overturned 50 years of established precedent, ruling that the Constitution confers no right to abortion. Since first recognition that the constitutional right to privacy encom... Read More about The end of (reproductive) liberty as we know it: A note on Dobbs V. Jackson Women’s Health 597 USC __ (2022).

Early telemedical abortion, safeguarding, and under 18s: a qualitative study with care providers in England and Wales (2023)
Journal Article
Romanis, E. C., & Parsons, J. A. (2023). Early telemedical abortion, safeguarding, and under 18s: a qualitative study with care providers in England and Wales. BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health, 49(4), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsrh-2022-201762

Background: Telemedical early medical abortion (TEMA) was introduced in England and Wales as a temporary measure in 2020 and was made permanent in 2022. While there are considerable data showing the safety, efficacy, and acceptability of TEMA for pat... Read More about Early telemedical abortion, safeguarding, and under 18s: a qualitative study with care providers in England and Wales.

Abortion Access and the Benefits and Limitations of Abortion-Permissive Legal Frameworks: Lessons from the United Kingdom (2023)
Journal Article
Romanis, E. C. (2023). Abortion Access and the Benefits and Limitations of Abortion-Permissive Legal Frameworks: Lessons from the United Kingdom. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, 32(3), 378-390. https://doi.org/10.1017/s096318012200086x

This paper argues that abortion access is an important subject for bioethics scholarship and reflects on the relationship between legal frameworks and access to care. The author uses the example of the United Kingdom to examine the benefits and limit... Read More about Abortion Access and the Benefits and Limitations of Abortion-Permissive Legal Frameworks: Lessons from the United Kingdom.

Ethical, Translational, and Legal Issues Surrounding the Novel Adoption of Ectogestative Technologies (2022)
Journal Article
Segers, S., & Romanis, E. C. (2022). Ethical, Translational, and Legal Issues Surrounding the Novel Adoption of Ectogestative Technologies. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 15, 2207-2220. https://doi.org/10.2147/rmhp.s358553

Increasing numbers of research teams are investigating the feasibility of developing artificial amnion and placenta technology (AAPT), commonly referred to as “artificial womb technology”. This technology, aimed at supporting ex vivo gestation, has n... Read More about Ethical, Translational, and Legal Issues Surrounding the Novel Adoption of Ectogestative Technologies.

On Gestation and Motherhood (2022)
Journal Article
Mahmoud, Z., & Romanis, E. C. (2023). On Gestation and Motherhood. Medical Law Review, 31(1), 109-140. https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwac030

In English law, legal motherhood is allocated to the person who gestated. However, we argue that gestation—legally denoted as the “natural” source of parenting obligations—is often constructed as mothering, rather than the precursor to it. This means... Read More about On Gestation and Motherhood.

Directed and Conditional Uterus Donation (2022)
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Romanis, E. C., & Parsons, J. A. (2022). Directed and Conditional Uterus Donation. Journal of Medical Ethics, 48(11), 810-815. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2021-107902

Uterus transplantation (UTx) is highly anticipated for the benefits that it might bring to individuals wanting to carry a pregnancy in order to reproduce who do not have a functioning uterus. The surgery—now having been performed successfully in seve... Read More about Directed and Conditional Uterus Donation.

Artificial Womb Technology, Pregnancy and EU Employment Rights (2022)
Journal Article
Hooton, V., & Romanis, E. C. (2022). Artificial Womb Technology, Pregnancy and EU Employment Rights. Journal of Law and the Biosciences, 9(1), Article 009. https://doi.org/10.1093/jlb/lsac009

This article considers challenges for the European Union (EU) maternity and pregnancy rights framework when faced with advances in reproductive technology. Specifically, we consider how the introduction of the ‘artificial womb’ technology, an alterna... Read More about Artificial Womb Technology, Pregnancy and EU Employment Rights.

Assisted Gestative Technologies (2022)
Journal Article
Romanis, E. C. (2022). Assisted Gestative Technologies. Journal of Medical Ethics, 48(7), 439-446. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2021-107769

A large body of literature considers the ethico-legal and regulatory issues surrounding assisted conception. Surrogacy, however, within this body of literature is an odd-fit. It involves a unique demand of another person – a form of reproductive labo... Read More about Assisted Gestative Technologies.

Appropriately framing maternal request caesarean section (2022)
Journal Article
Romanis, E. C. (2022). Appropriately framing maternal request caesarean section. Journal of Medical Ethics, 48, 554-556. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2021-107806

In their paper, ‘How to reach trustworthy decisions for caesarean sections on maternal request: a call for beneficial power’, Eide and Bærøe present maternal request caesarean sections (MRCS) as a site of conflict in obstetrics because birthing peopl... Read More about Appropriately framing maternal request caesarean section.

The Excessive Regulation of Early Abortion Medication in the United Kingdom: The Case for Reform (2021)
Journal Article
Romanis, E. C., Mullock, A., & Parsons, J. A. (2022). The Excessive Regulation of Early Abortion Medication in the United Kingdom: The Case for Reform. Medical Law Review, 30(1), 4-32. https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwab042

Early medical abortion (EMA) involves the administration of two medications—mifepristone and misoprostol—24–48 hours apart. These routinely used medications are recognised as safe and effective by the World Health Organization which recommends this c... Read More about The Excessive Regulation of Early Abortion Medication in the United Kingdom: The Case for Reform.

The case for telemedical early medical abortion in England: dispelling adult safeguarding concerns (2021)
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Parsons, J. A., & Romanis, E. C. (2022). The case for telemedical early medical abortion in England: dispelling adult safeguarding concerns. Health Care Analysis, 30(1), 73-96. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10728-021-00439-9

Access to abortion care has been hugely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This has prompted several governments to permit the use of telemedicine for fully remote care pathways, thereby ensuring pregnant people are still able to access services. One... Read More about The case for telemedical early medical abortion in England: dispelling adult safeguarding concerns.

The Medicalisation of Childbirth and Access to Homebirth in the UK: COVID-19 and Beyond (2021)
Journal Article
Nelson, A., & Romanis, E. C. (2021). The Medicalisation of Childbirth and Access to Homebirth in the UK: COVID-19 and Beyond. Medical Law Review, 29(4), 661-687. https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwab040

In this article, we explore how the law has perpetuated the medicalisation of childbirth, and outline why this may limit the ability of birthing persons to access and opt for homebirth. We argue that this is inherently problematic because it restrict... Read More about The Medicalisation of Childbirth and Access to Homebirth in the UK: COVID-19 and Beyond.

Safeguarding and Teleconsultation for Abortion (2021)
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Romanis, E. C., Parsons, J. A., Salter, I., & Hampton, T. (2021). Safeguarding and Teleconsultation for Abortion. The Lancet, 398(10299), 555-558. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2821%2901062-x

In response to COVID-19 and measures implemented to control virus transmission, some governments adapted abortion law and policy to ensure access to abortion care through telemedicine. In Great Britain, approval orders were issued March 30–31, 2020,... Read More about Safeguarding and Teleconsultation for Abortion.

Surrogacy and uterus transplantation using live donors: Examining the options from the perspective of ‘womb‐givers’ (2021)
Journal Article
Mullock, A., Romanis, E. C., & Begović, D. (2021). Surrogacy and uterus transplantation using live donors: Examining the options from the perspective of ‘womb‐givers’. Bioethics, 35(8), 820-828. https://doi.org/10.1111/bioe.12921

For females without a functioning womb, the only way to become a biological parent is via assisted gestation—either surrogacy or uterus transplantation (UTx). This paper examines the comparative impact of these options on two types of putative ‘womb-... Read More about Surrogacy and uterus transplantation using live donors: Examining the options from the perspective of ‘womb‐givers’.