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Professor Margaret Brazier is a distinguished academic specializing in medical law and bioethics. She holds the title of Professor and teaches Health Care Law. Her career includes roles such as Editor of the Medical Law Review (2004-2011), Chair of the Animal Procedures Committee (1993-98), and Chair of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics Working Party on Prolonging Life in Fetuses and Newborns (2004-2006). Her research focuses on the intersection of criminal justice and healthcare, human tissue usage, patient responsibilities, and historical medical law. Current projects include studying the historical relationship between law and medicine.
Public Appointments:
- Chair of the Review of Surrogacy Arrangements (1996-98)
- Chair of the Retained Organs Commission (2001-2004)
- Member of the Arts and Humanities Research Board (1998-2001)
Research Interests: Explores legal and ethical challenges in healthcare, including fetal/neonatal life prolongation, medical law history, and tissue regulation. Recent work engages with bioethical dilemmas in emerging technologies and historical healthcare policies.
Awards:
- Order of the British Empire (OBE, 1997)
- Fellow of the Medical Sciences (2007)
- Queen's Counsel (honoris causa, 2008)
- Fellow of the British Academy (2013)
Advising & Grants: No longer supervising students but has contributed to landmark legal guidelines, including ethical frameworks for neonatal care. Her work has impacted legislation through public commissions and bioethics councils.
Labs/Teams: Collaborates with institutions like the Nuffield Council on Bioethics and the Medical Law Review editorial board, contributing to interdisciplinary legal and medical ethics research.
