Emily Jackson
Professor of Law and Head of Department at The London School of Economics and Political Science
Schools
- The London School of Economics and Political Science
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Biography
The London School of Economics and Political Science
Experience Keywords
HFEA; IVF; PGD; abortion; assisted conception; assisted dying; assisted suicide; bioethics; capacity; consent; embryo research; euthanasia; malpractice litigation; medical ethics; medical law; mental health law; negligence; rationing; reproduction; reproductive technologies; research ethics; resource allocation; treatment of children
Research Summary
Emily Jackson''s research interests are in the field of medical law and ethics. She is Deputy Chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, of which she has been a member since 2003, and has a particular interest in the regulation of reproductive technologies and stem cell research. Emily is also a member of the BMA Medical Ethics Committee, and of the Royal College of Pathologists Ethics Committee. She is Articles Editor and on the Editorial Board of the ''Modern Law Review'', and on the Editorial Boards of ''Health Economics, Policy and Law'', ''Biosocieties'', and the Advisory Board of the ''Journal of Law and Society''.
Other areas of interest are assisted dying, abortion, organ donation, research ethics, resource allocation and consent.
Videos
Gearty Grilling: Emily Jackson on The Right to Die
Death in the modern age
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