Prof Lucy Frith
@lucyfrith.bsky.social
Professor of bioethics & health research, Centre for Social Ethics & Policy, Dept of Law, University of Manchester.
New open-access on FirstView: "Conceptualizing Reproductive Donation: Developing Models of Egg and Sperm Donation and the Implications for Regulating Information Giving" by @lucyfrith.bsky.social provides a framework for "... critiquing regulation and oversight." www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
📝 New article from Petra Nordqvist and @lucyfrith.bsky.social on how legislation on egg & sperm donation should adapt to the changing donation landscape created by at-home DNA testing. @uomlaw.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/posts/2026/0...
The Online Sperm donation Project's latest analysis of the new NICE #fertility guidelines @leedsbeckett.bsky.social www.theosdproject.com/rethinking-f...
Current Research | The Online Sperm Donation Project
Our donor research action group have produced a report that makes a case for changes to regulated donor insemination. This centres around addressing inequitable access for people experiencing social infertility and the high costs associated with clinical donor insemination. They believe people should have the choice over whether to take the clinical route or informal, online route, to conceiving a child. inequities in access to the clinical route mean that many do not currently have choice.
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Can you do me a quick favour today? ✍️ The government is finally asking if they should ban cages for hens in the UK. 🐔🐔 Lobbyists are trying to block it, so we need huge numbers to show them that the public wants this ban NOW: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
Days left to act: Ban cruel cages for hens
Right now we have a unique opportunity to stop this industrial-scale torture: The UK government has proposed ending the use of cages for hens, and they have launched an official consultation to ask th...
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We are thrilled to announce that our teaching and research staff, @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social and @lucyfrith.bsky.social, have had their books shortlisted for the @slsauk.bsky.social Prizes 2026. Congratulations! @uomsoss.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social
A new article from me has been published in Public Law (now available on WestLaw), in which I argue that the landscape for bringing claims relying on Article 14 ECHR has been fundamentally altered by the UKSC's decision in SC [2021] UKSC 26.
Public Law Publications@publiclawpubs.bsky.social · 9mo agoLewis Graham, "Human rights challenges after SC" [2026] Public Law 48 WestLaw Link: uk.westlaw.com/Document/I2A...
UK IVF couples use legal loophole to rank embryos based on potential IQ, height and health www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
UK IVF couples use legal loophole to rank embryos based on potential IQ, height and health
British fertility clinics raise scientific and ethical objections over patients sending embryos’ genetic data abroad for analysis
theguardian.com
London calling! #ESHRE2026 registration OPEN! What's in store: • Precongress courses • 80+ sessions • Networking & new science • Topics: genomics, AI, ART, immunology, policy & more 📍ExCeL London | 5-8 July 26 ⏰ Abstract deadline: 2 Feb 2026 🔗 www.eshre.eu/ESHRE2026/Re... #HumanReproduction
Great to see some content now populating the JME Practical Bioethics website! An editorial, a correspondence ... and our first peer-reviewed article, an inside look at the recent revision of the Declaration of Helsinki ☺️ jmepb.bmj.com
Warmest congratulations to Professor @lucyfrith.bsky.social on her prestigious new appointments as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Medical Ethics (BMJ) and Senior Consulting Editor of its newly launched open access companion, JME: Practical Bioethics.
The 14-day rule for human embryo research has been in place for over 30 years. As scientific capabilities progress, and society changes, does it still reflect people's values & priorities? As part of our ongoing review, we're pleased to share two background briefings. ➡️ bit.ly/science_ethi...
@bmj.com The Journal of Medical Ethics, listed as number one for #bioethics on google scholar scholar.google.com/citations?vi... @briandavidearp.bsky.social
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New editorial 🚨Something old, something new? The Journal of Medical Ethics turns 50 | Journal of Medical Ethics jme.bmj.com/content/51/8...
New article: ✨Relational dynamite: Engagements with kinship at the interface of donor conception & DNA testing Petra Nordqvist, Leah Gilman, Caroline Redhead, Marie Fox, Nicky Hudson @fimaccallum.bsky.social @lucyfrith.bsky.social from #ConnecteDNA www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Relational dynamite: Engagements with kinship at the interface of donor conception and DNA testing
This article investigates how Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing (DTCGT) affects people impacted by donor conception by bringing empirical data on how…
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The Reset Ethics: Moral Harm project has released its open-access resource package on moral distress and moral injury in healthcare. Free to download. @annanelson95.bsky.social Explore and share: www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/research/pro... #moral #distress #bioethics #nhs
Moral Harm Project Resources - School of Social Sciences - The University of Manchester
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Ainsley Newson from Sydney kicking off our Brocher workshop on environmental bioethics in the 21st century.
Article: Warnock and its contested legacy in relation to donor conceived families: the case for regulatory reform #ivf #fertility www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Warnock and its contested legacy in relation to donor conceived families: the case for regulatory reform
A generation on from the Warnock Report, the regulatory system it proposed remains largely intact, despite significant changes in the fertility sector, legal culture and wider society. In this arti...
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Our LLM in Healthcare Ethics and Law is now accepting applications! Perfect for anyone looking to explore medicine, ethics & law. #bioethics #law @uniofmanchester.bsky.social manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/courses/list/09213/llm-healthcare-ethics-and-law/ #HealthcareEthics #HealthLaw
LLM Healthcare Ethics and Law (2025 entry) | The University of Manchester
Receive flexible professional training in bioethical and medico-legal theories by studying for an LLM in Healthcare Ethics & Law.
manchester.ac.uk
Next Week! Unpacking Bedside Bioethics webinar, “What Would You Want? Navigating Life, Death, and Organ Donation When the Heart Stops” with Brendan Parent, JD. 🗓️: Tuesday, May 20, 2025 ⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT) Register Now! It’s free: z.umn.edu/ac1v Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/ac1t
Congrats to Caroline Miles and Rose Broad from @criminologyuom.bsky.social for winning in the ‘Outstanding Public Engagement Initiative - National/International’ category. Their research on the abuse of women runners has brought significant awareness and change. #MaDAwards2025 #PublicEngagement
Congrats to @lucyfrith.bsky.social, Petra Nordqvist, @annanelson95.bsky.social & Caroline Redhead who have been Highly Commended in the ‘Outstanding Benefit to Society Through Research’ category for their groundbreaking work in direct consumer genetic testing and donor conception! 👏 #MaDAwards2025
This years Postgraduate Bioethics Conference (PGBC) conference in Oxford, @ethoxcentre.bsky.social #bioethics ime-uk.org/events-and-n...
PGBC 2025 - Disruption in Bioethics - Call for abstracts - Institute of Medical Ethics
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Just to say I'll be giving a talk at the upcoming Experimental philosophical bioethics ("BioXPhi") Summit (June 26-25) in Basel on the #projectEPIC empirical case study. If you are around, please come say hello! You can register and see the better speakers here: ibmb.unibas.ch/en/public-ou...
Basel-Oxford-NUS BioXPhi Summit 2025 | Institute for Biomedical Ethics | University of Basel
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www.progress.org.uk/23andme-bank... ConnecteDNA @annanelson95.bsky.social
23andMe bankruptcy: Potential data risks for the donor-conceived community | PET
The regulatory status quo of donor anonymity renders the donor-conceived community vulnerable to harms associated with the (mis)use of their DNA data.
progress.org.uk
In @pet-bionews.bsky.social, @lucyfrith.bsky.social and I reflect on the particular implications of the 23andMe saga for the donor conceived community - and what this means for wider calls for reform in this area of law: www.progress.org.uk/23andme-bank...
23andMe bankruptcy: Potential data risks for the donor-conceived community | PET
The regulatory status quo of donor anonymity renders the donor-conceived community vulnerable to harms associated with the (mis)use of their DNA data.
progress.org.uk
If you are considering a Medical Law and Bioethics Masters (LLM, MA or MSc for intercalating Medics), we have a long history of excellence here at Manchester! #law #bioethics @uomsoss.bsky.social www.manchester.ac.uk/study/master...
LLM Healthcare Ethics and Law (2025 entry) | The University of Manchester
Receive flexible professional training in bioethical and medico-legal theories by studying for an LLM in Healthcare Ethics & Law.
manchester.ac.uk
23andme selling your data: My thoughts in @thehill.com thehill.com/opinion/heal... #bioethics #genetics #privacy #healthcare #23andme #insurance
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📢 Don't miss the 17th World Conference In Bioethics, Medical Ethics & Health Law, 24-26 November, 2025, Ljubljana, Slovenia. From the International Chair in Bioethics (ICB). @medwma.bsky.social delighted to be participating ➡️ www.bioethicsljubljana2025.com #medicalethics #bioethics #healthlaw
17th Bioethics World Conference
17th World Conference Bioethics, Medical Ethics and Health Law, in Ljubljana (Slovenia), 24 to 26 November 2025.
bioethicsljubljana2025.com
NEWS: Almost 3/4 of UK #fertility patients used a '#addons', according to the #HFEA’s National Patient Survey. Laura Riggall writes about this report in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/fertility-re... #IVF #infertility #pregnancy
