Xavier Symons

Xavier Symons is a Masters student in philosophy at Sydney University and has a keen interest in bioethics. Aside from his studies he enjoys playing guitar and reading American literature. He has contributed to a number of online publications, in addition to his work with BioEdge.

Three political philosophies, and how they apply to the coronavirus pandemic

Xavier Symons | 5 Apr 2020 |

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Ethics is proving increasingly relevant to the coronavirus crisis.

Should we ban wet markets?

Xavier Symons | 4 Apr 2020 |

tags: animal rights, china, coronavirus, pandemics, wet markets

Commentators say wet-markets are unethical and a danger to humanity.

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US ethicists issue utilitarian manifesto for coronavirus rationing

Xavier Symons | 28 Mar 2020 |

tags: coronavirus, healthcare rationing, pandemics, resource allocation, vaccination

Above all, we should maximise benefits.

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Should we sacrifice older people to save the economy?

Xavier Symons | 28 Mar 2020 |

tags: coronavirus, isolation, pandemics, quarantine, us

A senior republican politician is ready to sacrifice himself.

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Prison advocates call for decarceration during pandemic

Xavier Symons | 21 Mar 2020 |

tags: coronavirus, pandemics, prisons

Prison populations are at great risk from the outbreak.

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Coronavirus and the ethics of home isolation

Xavier Symons | 21 Mar 2020 |

tags: coronavirus, isolation, pandemics, quarantine

Staying at home can be ethically complicated.

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Will AI make healthcare more human?

Xavier Symons | 29 Feb 2020 |

tags: ai, clinical practice, healthcare, machine learning

Health analysts have mixed opinions.

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Victoria releases first euthanasia implementation report

Xavier Symons | 23 Feb 2020 |

tags: assisted dying, coercion, euthanasia, victoria

The number of deaths is higher than predicted.

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China slammed for lack of transparency on coronavirus

Xavier Symons | 1 Feb 2020 |

tags: china, coronavirus, pandemics, transparency

Chinese authorities stand accused of a coronavirus cover-up.

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Sperm donation from deceased donors should be permitted, ethicists say

Xavier Symons | 26 Jan 2020 |

tags: donor anonymity, donor-conceived children, law, sperm donation, sperm harvesting

A new JME article makes the case for harvesting sperm from dead donors.

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Canadian hospice could be defunded because it opposes euthanasia

Xavier Symons | 18 Jan 2020 |

tags: canada, euthanasia, institutional conscientious objection, maid

A small hospice in British Columbia may lose funding over its MAiD policy.

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Researchers criticise IVF ‘add-ons’

Xavier Symons | 10 Nov 2019 |

tags: informed consent, ivf, ivf consent, ivf finance

IVF experts have criticised fertility clinics for marketing expensive additional therapies

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In defence of conscientious objection

Xavier Symons | 10 Nov 2019 |

tags: abortion, conscience, conscientious objection, euthanasia, hippocratic oath

A leading ethics journal has published a feature issue on conscientious objection

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Beauchamp and Childress’s principlism turns 40

Xavier Symons | 3 Nov 2019 |

tags: common morality, georgetown mantra, history of bioethics, principlism

The Principles of Biomedical Ethics is unrivaled in its influence.

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Scientists grow primate embryos for 20 days

Xavier Symons | 3 Nov 2019 |

tags: 14 day rule, ectogenesis, embryo experimentation

Two research teams in China have grown primate embryos in vitro for 20 days.

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