Rebecca Brione
@rebeccabrione.bsky.social
Philosopher of birth, consent, speech & power in the labour room; sometimes writer on mental capacity, obstetric violence more broadly. She/her.
Next blog in our series teasing the chapters in our book, Narratives of Consent and Reproductive Subjects
Tales of Invisibility. Today, Jacqueline Nicholls (UCL) shares her reflections on birthing people's and clinicians' perspectives on 'consent consultations'.
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Tales of Invisibility. Today, Jacqueline Nicholls (UCL) shares her reflections on birthing people's and clinicians' perspectives on 'consent consultations'.
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
'I Just Want to be me' - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Next blog in our series teasing the chapters in our book, Narratives of Consent and Reproductive Subjects
Tales of Invisibility. Today, Jacqueline Nicholls (UCL) shares her reflections on birthing people's and clinicians' perspectives on 'consent consultations'.
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
Tales of Invisibility. Today, Jacqueline Nicholls (UCL) shares her reflections on birthing people's and clinicians' perspectives on 'consent consultations'.
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
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Are you working on a paper on law, history and reproduction? My great colleague Dr Gauri Pillai and I are organising a workshop for you at the University of Bristol Law School on 1 May 2026!
Please send your abstract by 15 December 2025.
Travel grants available.
Please send your abstract by 15 December 2025.
Travel grants available.
November 4, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Are you working on a paper on law, history and reproduction? My great colleague Dr Gauri Pillai and I are organising a workshop for you at the University of Bristol Law School on 1 May 2026!
Please send your abstract by 15 December 2025.
Travel grants available.
Please send your abstract by 15 December 2025.
Travel grants available.
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Interested in learning more about how the court works and observing some hearings?
Join us on Thursday (6th November) for a small and friendly webinar. We'll explain how to watch the court (via MS Teams etc) and how our "buddy" system works.
All welcome. Email openjustice@yahoo.com
Join us on Thursday (6th November) for a small and friendly webinar. We'll explain how to watch the court (via MS Teams etc) and how our "buddy" system works.
All welcome. Email openjustice@yahoo.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Interested in learning more about how the court works and observing some hearings?
Join us on Thursday (6th November) for a small and friendly webinar. We'll explain how to watch the court (via MS Teams etc) and how our "buddy" system works.
All welcome. Email openjustice@yahoo.com
Join us on Thursday (6th November) for a small and friendly webinar. We'll explain how to watch the court (via MS Teams etc) and how our "buddy" system works.
All welcome. Email openjustice@yahoo.com
Next blog in our series reflecting on narratives of consent and the invisibilisation of reproductive subjects, and this time the author is me!
Contains discount code for our edited collection - perfect for scholars, students and tricky-to-buy-for aunts alike.
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
Contains discount code for our edited collection - perfect for scholars, students and tricky-to-buy-for aunts alike.
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
‘It Wasn’t About What I Wanted’ The Consent Experiences of Women Living With Complex Social and Health Circumstances: Rebecca Brione, KCL. - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk
October 29, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Next blog in our series reflecting on narratives of consent and the invisibilisation of reproductive subjects, and this time the author is me!
Contains discount code for our edited collection - perfect for scholars, students and tricky-to-buy-for aunts alike.
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
Contains discount code for our edited collection - perfect for scholars, students and tricky-to-buy-for aunts alike.
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
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Join us for a PhD in Oxford to decipher how a genetic-hormonal pas de deux drives pea pod growth and development.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
October 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Join us for a PhD in Oxford to decipher how a genetic-hormonal pas de deux drives pea pod growth and development.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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On Monday 20-22 October 2025, the UK Supreme Court is being asked to re-consider its judgment in Cheshire West.
In particular, the court is to be asked whether a person’s wishes and feelings can be taken as consent to their care arrangements 🧵
In particular, the court is to be asked whether a person’s wishes and feelings can be taken as consent to their care arrangements 🧵
October 18, 2025 at 9:15 AM
On Monday 20-22 October 2025, the UK Supreme Court is being asked to re-consider its judgment in Cheshire West.
In particular, the court is to be asked whether a person’s wishes and feelings can be taken as consent to their care arrangements 🧵
In particular, the court is to be asked whether a person’s wishes and feelings can be taken as consent to their care arrangements 🧵
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More power to @profangiehobbs.bsky.social – I hope this revival of The Great Philosophers brings about the rebirth of deep learning through television.
Archived programming on YT from the 70s and 80s has been a gift for two whole decades, but it’s time to put philosophy back on the mainstream menu.
Archived programming on YT from the 70s and 80s has been a gift for two whole decades, but it’s time to put philosophy back on the mainstream menu.
October 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
More power to @profangiehobbs.bsky.social – I hope this revival of The Great Philosophers brings about the rebirth of deep learning through television.
Archived programming on YT from the 70s and 80s has been a gift for two whole decades, but it’s time to put philosophy back on the mainstream menu.
Archived programming on YT from the 70s and 80s has been a gift for two whole decades, but it’s time to put philosophy back on the mainstream menu.
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New blog post
An urgent caesarean application in a disturbing case
By @doccmartin.bsky.social
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/10/14/a...
An urgent caesarean application in a disturbing case
By @doccmartin.bsky.social
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/10/14/a...
An urgent caesarean application in a disturbing case
She went to Somalia to be with her grandmother, and she returned to the UK in July 2025. When she arrived at hospital the following month, having had a fall, clinicians realised she was eight mont…
openjusticecourtofprotection.org
October 14, 2025 at 10:24 AM
New blog post
An urgent caesarean application in a disturbing case
By @doccmartin.bsky.social
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/10/14/a...
An urgent caesarean application in a disturbing case
By @doccmartin.bsky.social
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/10/14/a...
First of a series of blog posts about my new edited book: Narratives of Consent and Reproductive Subjects: Tales of Invisibility is up now! Includes exclusive discount code for anyone wanting to start their Christmas shopping early!
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
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Narratives of consent and reproductive subjects: Tales of invisibility - Durham University
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October 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
First of a series of blog posts about my new edited book: Narratives of Consent and Reproductive Subjects: Tales of Invisibility is up now! Includes exclusive discount code for anyone wanting to start their Christmas shopping early!
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
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On October 2025, the UK Supreme Court will be asked to re-consider its judgment in a case commonly referred to as "Cheshire West".
In this blog, @clarkdaniel.bsky.social explains the background to the case.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/10/07/r...
In this blog, @clarkdaniel.bsky.social explains the background to the case.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/10/07/r...
Reconsidering Cheshire West in the Supreme Court: Is a gilded cage still a cage?
Even when P says they’re happy with their residence, and that they do not want to leave, and welcome the fact that the doors are kept locked, this still amounts to a deprivation of liberty. I…
openjusticecourtofprotection.org
October 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
On October 2025, the UK Supreme Court will be asked to re-consider its judgment in a case commonly referred to as "Cheshire West".
In this blog, @clarkdaniel.bsky.social explains the background to the case.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/10/07/r...
In this blog, @clarkdaniel.bsky.social explains the background to the case.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/10/07/r...
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🧠 Prof. Marga Vicedo warns: "At the end of the day, saying it's a mother's fault is a very strong and powerful way of keeping mothers as the main caretakers." www.npr.org/2025/09/26/n...
Must-read piece from @npr.org
#Autism #Tylenol
Must-read piece from @npr.org
#Autism #Tylenol
'Long history of blaming mothers': Trump's Tylenol warning echoes past misconceptions
Medical scholars say that efforts to find a singular cause for autism have historically led to scrutinizing parents and fueling stigma about autism
www.npr.org
October 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🧠 Prof. Marga Vicedo warns: "At the end of the day, saying it's a mother's fault is a very strong and powerful way of keeping mothers as the main caretakers." www.npr.org/2025/09/26/n...
Must-read piece from @npr.org
#Autism #Tylenol
Must-read piece from @npr.org
#Autism #Tylenol
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Her husband gets a mention before we learn her name…
October 3, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Her husband gets a mention before we learn her name…
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Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment
Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first
Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first
Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally, a former nurse, has been named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury - the first time a woman has been appointed to the role in the Church of England's history.
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October 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment
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"For the next 15 years, give us a subsidy from public money, and remove the disincentive for us to stop dumping raw sewage, so our creditors are rescued from the consequences of their own greed" is not, I have to say, the world's most appealing pitch. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Thames Water creditors ask for up to 15 years’ leniency from river pollution rules
Lenders say a ‘full return to legal, regulatory and environmental compliance’ under new rescue plan would not be completed until at least 2035-2040
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"For the next 15 years, give us a subsidy from public money, and remove the disincentive for us to stop dumping raw sewage, so our creditors are rescued from the consequences of their own greed" is not, I have to say, the world's most appealing pitch. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Big congratulations to Chunk for taking the crown as this year's #FatBearWeek winner! Today feels like as good a day as any to tell you all about a little trick that bears have to ensure pregnancy takes place during OPTIMAL FATNESS.
October 2, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Big congratulations to Chunk for taking the crown as this year's #FatBearWeek winner! Today feels like as good a day as any to tell you all about a little trick that bears have to ensure pregnancy takes place during OPTIMAL FATNESS.
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"What you do makes a difference.."
Jane Goodall 💚
#jane #goodall #janegoodall #nature #wildlife #environment #earth
Jane Goodall 💚
#jane #goodall #janegoodall #nature #wildlife #environment #earth
October 2, 2025 at 12:39 AM
"What you do makes a difference.."
Jane Goodall 💚
#jane #goodall #janegoodall #nature #wildlife #environment #earth
Jane Goodall 💚
#jane #goodall #janegoodall #nature #wildlife #environment #earth
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I have ten of these PHYSICS FOR CATS pins to give away! Share the post below👇 for a chance to win one. (UK only: you can share from anywhere but I can't send you a pin).
October 2, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I have ten of these PHYSICS FOR CATS pins to give away! Share the post below👇 for a chance to win one. (UK only: you can share from anywhere but I can't send you a pin).
The Motherhood Group on what Inclusion, Access and Communication should look like:
✨ Valuing lived experience and creating spaces where Black mothers are heard and respected.
✨ Compassionate, holistic care that integrates physical, emotional, and social wellbeing.
#BlackMaternalMentalHealthWeek2025
✨ Valuing lived experience and creating spaces where Black mothers are heard and respected.
✨ Compassionate, holistic care that integrates physical, emotional, and social wellbeing.
#BlackMaternalMentalHealthWeek2025
September 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The Motherhood Group on what Inclusion, Access and Communication should look like:
✨ Valuing lived experience and creating spaces where Black mothers are heard and respected.
✨ Compassionate, holistic care that integrates physical, emotional, and social wellbeing.
#BlackMaternalMentalHealthWeek2025
✨ Valuing lived experience and creating spaces where Black mothers are heard and respected.
✨ Compassionate, holistic care that integrates physical, emotional, and social wellbeing.
#BlackMaternalMentalHealthWeek2025
Today in #BlackMaternalMentalHealthWeek, The Motherhood Group launch their rich and detailed UK Black Maternal Mental Health Report. Loads of information from the many projects they've run over the last 9 years: see the community action toolkit with recommendations across community & public services
September 23, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Today in #BlackMaternalMentalHealthWeek, The Motherhood Group launch their rich and detailed UK Black Maternal Mental Health Report. Loads of information from the many projects they've run over the last 9 years: see the community action toolkit with recommendations across community & public services
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People often express concerns that birth doulas are entirely unregulated, but the reality is a little more nuanced - as @bevclough.bsky.social & I unpack here: birthdoulas.mmu.ac.uk/2025/09/22/b...
Birth Doulas and Regulation: A Socio-Legal Approach - Birth doulas
One of the claims which is often made by those expressing their concerns about birth doulas is that doulas are ‘unregulated’. The purpose of this post is not to provide […]
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September 22, 2025 at 11:09 AM
People often express concerns that birth doulas are entirely unregulated, but the reality is a little more nuanced - as @bevclough.bsky.social & I unpack here: birthdoulas.mmu.ac.uk/2025/09/22/b...
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Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
September 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
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Following from our MLR workshop last year, @zainamahmoud.bsky.social and I are organising a workshop on embodiment & colonialism in November! We are grateful to the @slsauk.bsky.social for supporting this event and look forward to what we hope will be a great discussion.
September 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Following from our MLR workshop last year, @zainamahmoud.bsky.social and I are organising a workshop on embodiment & colonialism in November! We are grateful to the @slsauk.bsky.social for supporting this event and look forward to what we hope will be a great discussion.
On the theme of countering invisibility, I'm glad to support Black Maternal Mental Health Week UK 2025, led by The Motherhood Group (@TheMotherhoodGroup on Instagram/LinkedIn/TikTok). It’s time to #MakeBlackMothersVisible. #BlackMaternalMentalHealthWeek #BMMHW25 More: themotherhoodgroup.org/bmmhw25/
September 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
On the theme of countering invisibility, I'm glad to support Black Maternal Mental Health Week UK 2025, led by The Motherhood Group (@TheMotherhoodGroup on Instagram/LinkedIn/TikTok). It’s time to #MakeBlackMothersVisible. #BlackMaternalMentalHealthWeek #BMMHW25 More: themotherhoodgroup.org/bmmhw25/
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The Obstetric Violence Reading Group has been busy!
We’ve explored publications by leading scholars that challenge and enrich how we think about #ObstetricViolence.
Read our reflections in our blog series on the Obstetric Violence Blog www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
We’ve explored publications by leading scholars that challenge and enrich how we think about #ObstetricViolence.
Read our reflections in our blog series on the Obstetric Violence Blog www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
September 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The Obstetric Violence Reading Group has been busy!
We’ve explored publications by leading scholars that challenge and enrich how we think about #ObstetricViolence.
Read our reflections in our blog series on the Obstetric Violence Blog www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
We’ve explored publications by leading scholars that challenge and enrich how we think about #ObstetricViolence.
Read our reflections in our blog series on the Obstetric Violence Blog www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
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New Medical Justice report finds that failures in clinical safeguards put vulnerable people at unacceptable levels of risk and caused harm and suffering to people in immigration detention during 2024
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July 30, 2025 at 9:04 AM
New Medical Justice report finds that failures in clinical safeguards put vulnerable people at unacceptable levels of risk and caused harm and suffering to people in immigration detention during 2024
medicaljustice.org.uk/annual-revie...
medicaljustice.org.uk/annual-revie...