Sabrina Germain
@sabrinagermain.bsky.social
Reader in Healthcare Law and Policy & Associate Dean for EDI at The City Law School
Healthcare Law (justice, inequalities & access | doctors in law & policy)
Healthcare Law (justice, inequalities & access | doctors in law & policy)
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#DesignTheLawNepal video instruction for Legal Design Toolkit on sexual and reproductive health rights in Nepal — filmed with @sabrinagermain.bsky.social and Emily Allbon for our joint project w/ iProbono and LAPSOJ
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Legal Design User Manual Explainer Video
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June 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
#DesignTheLawNepal video instruction for Legal Design Toolkit on sexual and reproductive health rights in Nepal — filmed with @sabrinagermain.bsky.social and Emily Allbon for our joint project w/ iProbono and LAPSOJ
youtube.com/watch?v=u96V...
youtube.com/watch?v=u96V...
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🎧 @sabrinagermain.bsky.social and I released Season 2 of CLS's Law & Society #Podcast this month! 🎙️
Listen to Ep1 Dr Beatriz Lopes-Buarque, Ep2 Jas Bhatoa @rightsofwomen.bsky.social and Ep3 Dr Zaina Mahmoud on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! open.spotify.com/show/0dxmxIA...
@citystgeorges.bsky.social
Listen to Ep1 Dr Beatriz Lopes-Buarque, Ep2 Jas Bhatoa @rightsofwomen.bsky.social and Ep3 Dr Zaina Mahmoud on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! open.spotify.com/show/0dxmxIA...
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CLS Law & Society Podcast
Podcast · Sabrina Germain & Adrienne Yong · The City Law School's Law & Society Podcast is hosted by Dr Sabrina Germain, Reader, and Dr Adrienne Yong, Senior Lecturer, at The City Law School, City, Un...
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March 26, 2025 at 9:45 AM
🎧 @sabrinagermain.bsky.social and I released Season 2 of CLS's Law & Society #Podcast this month! 🎙️
Listen to Ep1 Dr Beatriz Lopes-Buarque, Ep2 Jas Bhatoa @rightsofwomen.bsky.social and Ep3 Dr Zaina Mahmoud on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! open.spotify.com/show/0dxmxIA...
@citystgeorges.bsky.social
Listen to Ep1 Dr Beatriz Lopes-Buarque, Ep2 Jas Bhatoa @rightsofwomen.bsky.social and Ep3 Dr Zaina Mahmoud on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! open.spotify.com/show/0dxmxIA...
@citystgeorges.bsky.social
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In Chapter 19, Death & Dying, Dunja Begovic, Yakubu Salifu, and Sheila Payne consider the ethico-legal challenges in palliative care noting that the focus is often on right to die, rather than rights to quality of life care. They also explore global inequalities in palliative care 🌍
February 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
In Chapter 19, Death & Dying, Dunja Begovic, Yakubu Salifu, and Sheila Payne consider the ethico-legal challenges in palliative care noting that the focus is often on right to die, rather than rights to quality of life care. They also explore global inequalities in palliative care 🌍
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Chapter 18, exploring research ethics, provides a much-needed historical contextualisation of the foundations of clinical research ethics by Zareen Bheekhun & Silvia Camporesi. They problematise how principles like clinical equipoise and therapeutic misconception have been applied 👩🔬
February 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Chapter 18, exploring research ethics, provides a much-needed historical contextualisation of the foundations of clinical research ethics by Zareen Bheekhun & Silvia Camporesi. They problematise how principles like clinical equipoise and therapeutic misconception have been applied 👩🔬
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In Chapter 17 Aileen Editha considers how organ scarcity for donation particularly impacts ethnic minorities in the UK and whether and what law and regulation can do it address this - with focus on recent changes to opt out in the UK 🫀
February 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
In Chapter 17 Aileen Editha considers how organ scarcity for donation particularly impacts ethnic minorities in the UK and whether and what law and regulation can do it address this - with focus on recent changes to opt out in the UK 🫀
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Chapter 16 considers capable children’s medical treatment using fiction. Rebecca Limb considers the extent to which young people are empowered to consent to and refuse medical treatment and the evident asymmetry 🔞
February 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Chapter 16 considers capable children’s medical treatment using fiction. Rebecca Limb considers the extent to which young people are empowered to consent to and refuse medical treatment and the evident asymmetry 🔞
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In Chapter 15 @zainamahmoud.bsky.social and I consider the obstetric violence and racism that is a systemic problem in the NHS and beyond and the extent to which the law intervenes in birthing choices and behaviour in pregnancy 🤰🏽
February 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
In Chapter 15 @zainamahmoud.bsky.social and I consider the obstetric violence and racism that is a systemic problem in the NHS and beyond and the extent to which the law intervenes in birthing choices and behaviour in pregnancy 🤰🏽
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Chapter 14 covers abortion and contraception. @whiterxbbit.bsky.social introduces feminist perspectives, access challenges in the UK, contemporary legal debates about abortion (criminal status and disability grounds) and the utility of a reproductive justice lens ⚖️
February 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Chapter 14 covers abortion and contraception. @whiterxbbit.bsky.social introduces feminist perspectives, access challenges in the UK, contemporary legal debates about abortion (criminal status and disability grounds) and the utility of a reproductive justice lens ⚖️
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In Chapter 13 Rita D’Alton Harrison, Philip Bremner, and Cynthia Mbugua consider access to assisted reproductive technologies and how access has been limited along the axes of ethnicity, sexual orientation, and age 🧫
February 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
In Chapter 13 Rita D’Alton Harrison, Philip Bremner, and Cynthia Mbugua consider access to assisted reproductive technologies and how access has been limited along the axes of ethnicity, sexual orientation, and age 🧫
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Chapter 12 looks at the law of confidentiality. @japarsons.bsky.social Naomi Jones and I use the case studies of adult and child safeguarding to explore information disclosure and abortion reporting requirements to explore data protection 📊
February 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Chapter 12 looks at the law of confidentiality. @japarsons.bsky.social Naomi Jones and I use the case studies of adult and child safeguarding to explore information disclosure and abortion reporting requirements to explore data protection 📊
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In Chapter 11 @drmagdafurgalska.bsky.social draws from her empirical work to show how mental health law enabling inpatient care is experienced by individuals. The chapter introduces the capabilities approach and considers the potential that it offers to think about the law differently 💬
February 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
In Chapter 11 @drmagdafurgalska.bsky.social draws from her empirical work to show how mental health law enabling inpatient care is experienced by individuals. The chapter introduces the capabilities approach and considers the potential that it offers to think about the law differently 💬
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In Chapter 10 @bevclough.bsky.social explores the ableist assumptions underlying the Mental Capacity Act 2005, the utility of using a disability studies perspective to think about capacity, and what we should be learning from the UNCRPD 🧍♀️
February 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
In Chapter 10 @bevclough.bsky.social explores the ableist assumptions underlying the Mental Capacity Act 2005, the utility of using a disability studies perspective to think about capacity, and what we should be learning from the UNCRPD 🧍♀️
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Chapter 9 explores informed consent and whether there has been a problematic shift towards treating patients like consumers in obtaining their consent. Caterina Milo and Thana De Campos-Rudinsky consider how reframing our discussion of the dr-patient relationship with ‘Ethics of Love’ may help ❤️
February 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Chapter 9 explores informed consent and whether there has been a problematic shift towards treating patients like consumers in obtaining their consent. Caterina Milo and Thana De Campos-Rudinsky consider how reframing our discussion of the dr-patient relationship with ‘Ethics of Love’ may help ❤️
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In Chapter 8 Amel Alghrani and Hannah Saad consider the disproportionate impact of the use of gross negligence manslaughter to prosecute health professionals on BAME doctors 👩🏾⚕️
February 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
In Chapter 8 Amel Alghrani and Hannah Saad consider the disproportionate impact of the use of gross negligence manslaughter to prosecute health professionals on BAME doctors 👩🏾⚕️
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In Chapter 7, @whiterxbbit.bsky.social, @sabrinagermain.bsky.social and I consider how the NHS complaints system and the tort of negligence have systemically failed as they embed problematic gendered and racialised norms in their functioning 🚩
February 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
In Chapter 7, @whiterxbbit.bsky.social, @sabrinagermain.bsky.social and I consider how the NHS complaints system and the tort of negligence have systemically failed as they embed problematic gendered and racialised norms in their functioning 🚩
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Chapter 6 by Joshua Parker provides an overview to the ethical issues posed to healthcare provision and providers by the climate crisis as well as what should be done about it 🌎
February 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Chapter 6 by Joshua Parker provides an overview to the ethical issues posed to healthcare provision and providers by the climate crisis as well as what should be done about it 🌎
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In Chapter 5. Harleen Kaur Johal & @sabrinagermain.bsky.social use Covid-19 as a case study to consider the distinction between equity and equality in healthcare, resource allocation problems, and systemic racism in the NHS ✖️
February 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
In Chapter 5. Harleen Kaur Johal & @sabrinagermain.bsky.social use Covid-19 as a case study to consider the distinction between equity and equality in healthcare, resource allocation problems, and systemic racism in the NHS ✖️
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Chapter 4 brings health inequalities to their proper place at the forefront of thinking about health law - John Coggon & Beth Kamunge-Kpodo consider the realities of unequal access to care and the structural causes of ill health and environment in the UK 🟰
February 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Chapter 4 brings health inequalities to their proper place at the forefront of thinking about health law - John Coggon & Beth Kamunge-Kpodo consider the realities of unequal access to care and the structural causes of ill health and environment in the UK 🟰
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In chapter 3 @annanelson95.bsky.social
tackles the question of what ‘health(y)’ is by thinking about what it is not to address explicit and implicit ableist, racist, and sexist assumptions underlying the concept of ‘health’ and its impact on marginalised groups ⚕️
tackles the question of what ‘health(y)’ is by thinking about what it is not to address explicit and implicit ableist, racist, and sexist assumptions underlying the concept of ‘health’ and its impact on marginalised groups ⚕️
February 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
In chapter 3 @annanelson95.bsky.social
tackles the question of what ‘health(y)’ is by thinking about what it is not to address explicit and implicit ableist, racist, and sexist assumptions underlying the concept of ‘health’ and its impact on marginalised groups ⚕️
tackles the question of what ‘health(y)’ is by thinking about what it is not to address explicit and implicit ableist, racist, and sexist assumptions underlying the concept of ‘health’ and its impact on marginalised groups ⚕️
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Chapter 2 is an examination of the ‘four principles’ approach in bioethics and its limitations. Marisha Wickremsinhe explores complexities with a principalism approach using the case study of caring for people with opioid dependencies in hospital 🏥
February 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Chapter 2 is an examination of the ‘four principles’ approach in bioethics and its limitations. Marisha Wickremsinhe explores complexities with a principalism approach using the case study of caring for people with opioid dependencies in hospital 🏥
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First, an introduction by me, @sabrinagermain.bsky.social and @jonathanherring.bsky.social that reflects on diversity in health and medical law and ethics, and the relevance of critical theory perspectives and law in context approaches in our classrooms and research
February 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
First, an introduction by me, @sabrinagermain.bsky.social and @jonathanherring.bsky.social that reflects on diversity in health and medical law and ethics, and the relevance of critical theory perspectives and law in context approaches in our classrooms and research
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Diverse Voices in Health Law and Ethics is now published! 🎉 to celebrate - a 🧵of all the contributions bringing a social justice/critical perspective to the health and medical law curriculum! It was such a privilege to work with every author on such important interventions 👇
February 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Diverse Voices in Health Law and Ethics is now published! 🎉 to celebrate - a 🧵of all the contributions bringing a social justice/critical perspective to the health and medical law curriculum! It was such a privilege to work with every author on such important interventions 👇
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V heartening this morning to hear about the work of @ecromanis.bsky.social and @sabrinagermain.bsky.social as they explore how to improve abortion access for the most marginalised women and gender non-conforming people 🙏
February 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
V heartening this morning to hear about the work of @ecromanis.bsky.social and @sabrinagermain.bsky.social as they explore how to improve abortion access for the most marginalised women and gender non-conforming people 🙏
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I wrote the chapter on abortion and contraception, and co-write the chapter on medical negligence with @ecromanis.bsky.social and @sabrinagermain.bsky.social - introducing a more critical/feminist approach to teaching these topics!
Author copies of our ed textbook ( @sabrinagermain.bsky.social @jonathanherring.bsky.social ) have arrived ahead of publication in Feb! 🥳
Bringing social justice and critical theory to the fore of med law/ethics
paperback preorders are just £30 🤩- bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/diverse-voic...
Bringing social justice and critical theory to the fore of med law/ethics
paperback preorders are just £30 🤩- bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/diverse-voic...
January 31, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I wrote the chapter on abortion and contraception, and co-write the chapter on medical negligence with @ecromanis.bsky.social and @sabrinagermain.bsky.social - introducing a more critical/feminist approach to teaching these topics!
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Author copies of our ed textbook ( @sabrinagermain.bsky.social @jonathanherring.bsky.social ) have arrived ahead of publication in Feb! 🥳
Bringing social justice and critical theory to the fore of med law/ethics
paperback preorders are just £30 🤩- bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/diverse-voic...
Bringing social justice and critical theory to the fore of med law/ethics
paperback preorders are just £30 🤩- bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/diverse-voic...
January 31, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Author copies of our ed textbook ( @sabrinagermain.bsky.social @jonathanherring.bsky.social ) have arrived ahead of publication in Feb! 🥳
Bringing social justice and critical theory to the fore of med law/ethics
paperback preorders are just £30 🤩- bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/diverse-voic...
Bringing social justice and critical theory to the fore of med law/ethics
paperback preorders are just £30 🤩- bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/diverse-voic...