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Margaret Somerville

Norwich
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What is an ethical response to the evil of terrorism?

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By Margaret Somerville, Jeanine Doyle
| Catholic Voice
In this article, renowned academic Professor Margaret Somerville AM outlines four key ethical considerations in responding to terrorism: A confronting question at the heart of national grief: what does an ethical response to terrorism actually look like? Why “fighting evil” isn’t enough—and how the language we use can shape what we justify. Retribution vs prevention: the crucial difference that could determine whether violence escalates or ends.
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What are our ‘human obligations’ to care for vulnerable people?

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By Margaret Somerville
| Catholic Voice
Catholic philosopher and professor of bioethics, Margaret Somerville AM FRSC People who are dying or poor as test cases In the last few weeks in the ACT, the legalisation of euthanasia (VAD, Voluntary Assisted Dying) and Pope Leo XIV’s call to fulfil our obligations as both individuals and a society to care for vulnerable humans, who include poor people, have been in the news. (Note I speak of ‘poor people’, not ‘the poor’.
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Tottering Steps Towards Commercial Surrogacy: Effects on the Mother - Part 3 of 4 (subscribe to read)

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By Margaret Somerville
| News Weekly Podcast
This article is Part 3 of 4. Read Part 1 and Part 2. We’ve looked at the impact of surrogacy on the child – now let’s look at the impact of surrogacy on surrogate mothers. Surrogacy, especially “commercial surrogacy”, involves the exploitation of impoverished and vulnerable women, and the creation of a market for children.
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