IDEA: The Ethics Centre

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@EthicsUntangled Natasha has been examining this evidence and trying to come up with a definitive answer, to an explanatory question which also intersects with some ethical questions. For example, would the world be a better place if sex work was less gendered, or if it didn’t exist at all?

Following the release of Natasha McKeever's paper "Is Sex Work Inherently Gendered?" (available to read here: buff.ly/40j7mCM...), this week's @EthicsUntangled episode sees Jim Baxter speaking to Natasha about this topic.

Natasha McKeever of IDEA has just had a new paper published. Entitled "Is Sex Work Inherently Gendered?" it is open access and available to read here: buff.ly/4gWI4BG This also links with the work Natasha is doing within @LeedsCLSR

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@EthicsUntangled As a result, most GPs don't really understand what the requirements are, let alone patients. and why the traditional idea of patient information being kept 'in the strictest confidence' isn't really going to cut it in today's data-driven healthcare context.

In the first episode of @EthicsUntangled released in 2025 Jim speaks with Jon Fistein, a doctor and academic looking at the ethics of health data talked about what can be done about the fact that there's too much guidance, it's too complex, & that it's not always consistent.

If medical ethics isn't your thing please keep an eye out on our social media throughout 2025 to find out more about other Applied Ethics events that we will be holding covering Sustainability, Journalism, AI, Love and Relationships and the Future of Applied Ethics.

A reminder about our upcoming medical ethics events. There is still time to sign up for our Annual Medical Ethics Colloquium at Craiglands Hotel in Ilkley on Sat 18th Jan (buff.ly/4eQpfyd ) and our medical ethics evening to be held in Feb (buff.ly/4frDjyu )

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Due to the popularity of our Autumn Medical Ethics Evening, we are holding another one on 19th Feb 2025, where we will be discussing current medical issues & their ethical implications. For more information & to book tickets visit buff.ly/3ZNUUff

Then there may be cases where, if touching has taken place, it’s taken place through something, & these cases may be tricky to adjudicate. In this conversation Robbie & Will introduce some possibilities for what touching through is, before arguing for their preferred explanation.

As Robbie and Will explain, however, it's a metaphysical question which has ethical implications. For instance, since assault is defined as unwanted touching, we need to know whether touching has taken place before we can decide whether an assault has taken place.

There is a new episode of Ethics Untangled released today, entitled What Is Touching Through? this episode is a conversation between our podcast host Jim Baxter, IDEA's own Robbie Morgan and Will Hornett from the University of Cambridge