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11The use of human tissue in epidemiological research; ethical and legal considerations in two biobanks in BelgiumMedicine, Health Care and Philosophy 13 (2): 169-175. 2010.This paper discusses the legal implications of setting up two new biobanks in Belgium. The first is hospital-based and will archive tissue from patients with haematologic cancer, whereas the second is linked to a general practice based morbidity registry and will involve storage of blood samples. To date, Belgium has no specific legislation that regulates storage of human tissue and related databases. Several issues concerning the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of person…Read more
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10Why participating in (certain) scientific research is a moral dutyJournal of Medical Ethics 40 (5): 325-328. 2014.
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10Understanding an act of God: An essay in philosophical theologySophia 34 (2): 107-108. 1995., Uppsala, Almqvist & Wiksell International, 1991; 158 pp., price not indicated, ISBN 91-554-2807-X.
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8Combining efficiency and concerns about integrity when using human biobanksStudies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences 37 (3): 520-532. 2004.In the debate about human bio-sampling the interests of patients and other sample donors are believed to stand against the interests of scientists and of their freedom of research. Scientists want efficient access to and use of human biological samples. Patients and other donors of blood or tissue materials want protection of their integrity. This dichotomy is reflected in the Swedish law on biobanks, which came into effect 1 January 2003. In this article I argue that if the basic interest of sc…Read more
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8Would you consider donating your left-over embryos to treat Parkinson’s disease? Interviews with individuals that underwent IVF in SwedenBMC Medical Ethics 23 (1): 1-9. 2022.BackgroundParkinson’s disease (PD) has been considered to be one of the most promising target diseases for forthcoming cell-based therapy. The aim of this study is to explore the views of individuals with cryopreserved embryos on using human embryonic stem cells for treating PD.MethodsThe study was performed as a qualitative, semi-structured interview study in June–October 2020. Participants were recruited at a private fertility clinic located in one of the larger Swedish cities. The clinic prov…Read more
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7Ethical, social and psychological impacts of genomic risk communication (edited book)Routledge. 2021.This volume presents the ethical implications of risk information as related to genetics and other health data for policy decisions at clinical, research and societal levels. Ethical, Social and Psychological Impacts of Genomic Risk Communication examines the introduction of new types of health risk information based on faster, cheaper and larger sets of genetic or genomic analysis. Synthesising the results of a five-year interdisciplinary project, it explores the unsolved ethical and social que…Read more
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2Preference Change: Approaches from Philosophy, Economics and Psychology. (edited book)Springer, Theory and Decision Library A. 2008.
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Genomic and Biological Risk Profiling : From Medicalization to EmpowermentIn Ulrik Kihlbom, Mats G. Hansson & Silke Schicktanz (eds.), Ethical, social and psychological impacts of genomic risk communication, Routledge. 2021.
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REGULAR ARTICLE Concern for privacy in relation to age during physical examination of children: an exploratory studyActa Pædiatrica 98 (8): 1349-1354. 2009.
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