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SUMMARY:Baron de Lancey Lecture 2019 - Dr Imogen Goold: 'Should parents ha
 ve the final say on the medical treatment of their children?' - Dr Imogen 
 Goold\, University of Oxford
DTSTART:20190308T171500Z
DTEND:20190308T193000Z
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CONTACT:Mr Matt Jordan
DESCRIPTION:If doctors believe that they might be able to save a dying chi
 ld\, should the parents have the freedom to pursue this treatment? If a co
 urt decides that the treatment is not in the child's best interests\, shou
 ld it have unlimited authority to intervene? When deciding what care a chi
 ld receives\, should the wishes of the parents be given any weight? These 
 questions raise complex issues about the boundaries of court power\, and h
 ow far the state can intervene in what might be considered private\, famil
 y decisions. They demand we consider the extent to which we give parents t
 he freedom to decide about their children and when this might yield to con
 sideration about the child's welfare. Who knows best? The court? The docto
 rs? The parents? In this talk\, Dr Imogen Goold (University of Oxford\, Fa
 culty of Law) will explore these and related questions about the scope of 
 parental and judicial power.\n\nAbout the Speaker\n\nImogen Goold is Assoc
 iate Professor in Law at the University of Oxford\, and a Fellow of St Ann
 e's College. She studied Law and Modern History at the University of Tasma
 nia\, Australia\, receiving her PhD in 2005. Her doctoral research explore
 d the use of property law to regulate human body parts. She also received 
 a Masters degree in Bioethics from the University of Monash in 2005. From 
 1999\, she was a research member of the Centre for Law and Genetics\, wher
 e she published on surrogacy laws\, legal constraints on access to inferti
 lity treatments and proprietary rights in human tissue. In 2002\, she took
  up as position as a Legal Officer at the Australian Law Reform Commission
 \, working on the inquiries into Genetic Information Privacy and Gene Pate
 nting. After leaving the ALRC in 2004\, she worked briefly at the World He
 alth Organisation\, researching the provision of genetic medical services 
 in developing countries. Her research interests include the regulation of 
 IVF\, the ownership of human body parts and the impact of artificial intel
 ligence on the law of tort.\n\nRegistration\n\nThe event is free\, but ple
 ase register at: \nhttp://who-decides.eventbrite.co.uk \n\nFurther Details
 \n\nTime:\n\nThe lecture will begin promptly at 5:15pm.  Please arrive in 
 a good time as we expect that the event will be well-attended.  Doors will
  open at 5:00pm. The lecture will be followed by Q&A and a drinks receptio
 n.\n\nLocation:\n\nRoom LG17\, Faculty of Law\, University of Cambridge\n\
 nParking and transportation:\n\nThere is limited on-site parking (contact 
 lml@law.cam.ac.uk) and some metered on-street parking. The venue is on the
  route for the Uni 4 bus service\, alight at West Road\, CB3 (further info
 rmation here).\n\nQuestions and more information:\n\nFor more information 
 about the Center for Law\, Medicine and Life Sciences\, as well as the Bar
 on de Lancey Lectures\, click here.  For questions\, please email us: lml@
 law.cam.ac.uk\n\nThis event is kindly sponsored by the Ver Heyden de Lance
 y Fund\, and organised by the Centre for Law\, Medicine and Life Sciences.
LOCATION:Faculty of Law\, 10 West Road\, Cambridge\, CB3 9DZ
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