Lucy Frith

Lucy Frith is a Professor of Bioethics at the School of Law, University of Manchester, and holds a Visiting Fellowship at the University of Hong Kong. She chairs the Research Committee of the Institute of Medical Ethics. Her work bridges bioethics, medical sociology, and health services research, focusing on improving healthcare decision-making and policy through empirical ethics, qualitative methods, and public patient involvement.

Her research addresses topics such as pregnancy and childbirth ethics, research ethics (including clinical trials and cross-cultural consent), healthcare funding, evidence-based policy, and the social and ethical dimensions of reproductive technologies like surrogacy and donor conception. She has contributed to over 150 publications and led projects on pandemic ethics, digital governance of genetic testing, and post-pandemic healthcare recovery.

Recent articles highlight ethical challenges in pandemic healthcare, donor conception kinship dynamics, and surrogacy governance. Her work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals on health, gender equality, and social justice. She collaborates internationally and engages with policy stakeholders to translate ethical insights into actionable frameworks.