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Wendy Bonython: Betraying our moral code can do lasting psychological harm
About 2.6 million Americans and 60,000 Australians served in the Vietnam War, a distant, brutal conflict where some faced impossible orders and witnessed death on a terrifying scale. When they returned home, many troops carried invisible wounds that society struggled to recognise. In the 1990s, American psychiatrist Jonathan Shay was treating Vietnam veterans for what appeared to be post-traumatic stress disorder. But these former soldiers weren’t just traumatised by combat.
The Essure contraceptive device left some women with chronic pelvic pain. Why did their class action fail?
The Victorian Supreme Court recently dismissed a class action on behalf of more than 1,400 women who received Bayer’s Essure contraceptive device. The decision attracted significant publicity, including criticism from the Victorian Premier. It left the women shocked and disappointed, particularly since Bayer had settled a similar claim in the United States for US$1.6 billion. So why did the Victorian class action fail? What’s Essure?
Wendy Bonython: High growth opportunities for Aussie cannabis producers Original
For more than 40 years, Amsterdam has been a favourite destination for young Australians drawn to its historic charm and famously relaxed cannabis scene. While the Dutch capital is now stepping back from its freewheeling drug culture, citing concerns over crime and public disorder, Australia is set to shift from sending cannabis tourists to Europe to becoming a key supplier of the drug itself.
Article - Bond University - Australia: Budding opportunities in European cannabis market
by Dr Wendy Bonython For more than 40 years, Amsterdam has been a favourite destination for young Australians drawn to its historic charm and famously relaxed cannabis scene. While the Dutch capital is now stepping back from its freewheeling drug culture, citing concerns over crime and public disorder, Australia is set to shift from sending cannabis tourists to Europe to becoming a key supplier of the drug itself.
Budding opportunities in European cannabis market
by Dr Wendy Bonython For more than 40 years, Amsterdam has been a favourite destination for young Australians drawn to its historic charm and famously relaxed cannabis scene. While the Dutch capital is now stepping back from its freewheeling drug culture, citing concerns over crime and public disorder, Australia is set to shift from sending cannabis tourists to Europe to becoming a key supplier of the drug itself.
This election, many adults with disabilities won't be allowed to vote. That should change
This Saturday, most Australians over 18 will vote in the federal election. The right to participate in elections is enshrined in international and domestic human rights law. Under Australia’s Commonwealth Electoral Act, all citizens over 18 are eligible to be entered on the electoral roll and vote in federal elections. Failure to do so, if you meet these requirements, is an offence. There are some exceptions.
This election, many adults with disabilities won't be allowed to vote. That should change
This Saturday, most Australians over 18 will vote in the federal election. The right to participate in elections is enshrined in international and domestic human rights law. Under Australia’s Commonwealth Electoral Act, all citizens over 18 are eligible to be entered on the electoral roll and vote in federal elections. Failure to do so, if you meet these requirements, is an offence. There are some exceptions.
Cyberspace and outer space are new frontiers for national security, according to an expert report
What do cyberspace and outer space have in common? As we make clear in a new report to the Department of Defence, both are new frontiers for national security that blur traditional ideas about borders, sovereignty and defence strategy. These “areas” are important elements of Australia’s critical infrastructure and are vital to our ability to defend our nation and keep it secure.
Debate over release of Medicare data continues *Edited to add statement from DHS*
The debate over the use of Medicare data to recruit consumers for a study on bi-polar disorder continues with both consumers and experts expressing concern about the practice and calling for greater transparency from government in its management of personal health data.
It’s not OK for govt to use prescription details this way • The Medical Republic
The department of human services (DHS) is under scrutiny this week after the Nine papers revealed the department sent letters to 50,000 patients who were previously prescribed lithium. DHS was seeking to recruit the recipients into a non-government study on bipolar disorder. Psychiatrists raised concerns after receiving complaints from patients who had received the letters and accused their psychiatrists of breaching patient confidentiality. The doctors didn’t breach confidentiality.
No, it's not OK for the government to use your prescription details to recruit you for a study
The department of human services (DHS) is under scrutiny this week after the Nine papers revealed the department sent letters to 50,000 patients who were previously prescribed lithium. DHS was seeking to recruit the recipients into a non-government study on bipolar disorder. Psychiatrists raised concerns after receiving complaints from patients who had received the letters and accused their psychiatrists of breaching patient confidentiality. The doctors didn’t breach confidentiality.
The TGA's proposed breast implant ban exposes a litany of failures, and fails to protect women
It’s not just women who are the losers following the latest TGA announcement. People with all types of medical devices need better regulatory protection. Credit: from www.shutterstock.com The proposed ban on some textured breast implants announced by the Australian pharmaceuticals and medical devices regulator earlier this week tells us something very disquieting about the effectiveness of consumer protection.
The legal options for women with breast implants that could soon be banned
Posted July 12, 2019 16:49:55 The proposed ban on some textured breast implants announced by the Australian pharmaceuticals and medical devices regulator earlier this week tells us something very disquieting about the effectiveness of consumer protection. It will not reassure women living with breast implants concerned about their risk of cancer, or anyone else with an implantable medical device regulated by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).
The TGA's proposed breast implant ban exposes a litany of failures, and fails to protect women
The proposed ban on some textured breast implants announced by the Australian pharmaceuticals and medical devices regulator earlier this week tells us something very disquieting about the effectiveness of consumer protection. It will not reassure women living with breast implants concerned about their risk of cancer, or anyone else with an implantable medical device regulated by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).
Privacy, Personhood, and Property in the Age of Genomics
School of Law, Faculty of Business Government and Law, University of Canberra, Canberra 2601, Australia * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Received: 7 May 2015 / Revised: 19 July 2015 / Accepted: 24 July 2015 / Published: 30 July 2015 (This article belongs to the Special Issue Bioethics, Law and Human Rights: Global Intersections) PDF [284 KB, uploaded 30 July 2015] No Revolutions in genetic technology have heralded the age of population-scale genomic metadata.
Direct to consumer genetic testing and the libertarian right to test
Direct to consumer genetic testing and the libertarian right to test Wendy Elizabeth Bonython, Bruce Baer Arnold School of Law and Justice , Faculty of Business Government and Law, University of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Correspondence to Dr Wendy Elizabeth Bonython, School of Law and Justice, Faculty of Business Government and Law, Locked Bag 1, University of Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia; wendy.bonython{at}canberra.edu.au Abstract Loi recently proposed a libertarian...
From Oregon to Belgium to Victoria - the different ways suffering patients are allowed to die
Australia will, from mid-2019, once again join the list of countries that have legalised a person’s right to die if he or she is suffering unbearably. This comes after Victoria became the first state in the country to legalise voluntary assisted dying in November 2017 – more than two decades after the federal parliament struck down the Northern Territory’s short-lived euthanasia act.
The NSW assisted dying bill isnt as robust as Victorias model
The NSW Legislative Council will today resume debate on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017, which was introduced on September 21 this year. The bill was drafted by a cross-party parliamentary working group after extensive consultation. Despite significant public support for euthanasia, the state’s Premier Gladys Berejiklian and opposition leader Luke Foley both indicate they won’t support this bill. Other groups, including the Catholic church, have also stated their opposition.
The NSW assisted dying bill isn't as robust as Victoria's model
The NSW Legislative Council will today resume debate on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017, which was introduced on September 21 this year. The bill was drafted by a cross-party parliamentary working group after extensive consultation. Despite significant public support for euthanasia, the state’s Premier Gladys Berejiklian and opposition leader Luke Foley both indicate they won’t support this bill. Other groups, including the Catholic church, have also stated their opposition.
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