Series 12
Permanent Vegetative State: Withdrawing Nutrition and Hydration
Is it ethical to withdraw nourishment from a young man in a permanent vegetative state?
- 43 mins
- 04 Aug 2016
BBC Sounds - Inside the Ethics Committee - Available Episodes
Inside the Ethics Committee
Joan Bakewell is joined by a panel of experts to wrestle with the ethics arising from a real-life medical case.
Episodes (36 Available)
Series 12Growth Restriction in Pregnancy
The dilemmas faced by couples and medical teams when a baby stops growing in the womb.
- 43 mins
- 11 Aug 2016
Series 12Sharing Genetic Information
If you have a life-threatening gene fault, do blood relatives have a right to know?
- 43 mins
- 18 Aug 2016
Series 11Amputation
Should a surgeon agree to a young woman's request to amputate her leg?
- 43 mins
- 16 Jul 2015
Series 11Suicide
How far should a medical team go to prevent a young woman from ending her life?
- 43 mins
- 23 Jul 2015
- Series 11
Withdrawing Feeding in Children
Is it ever ethical to withhold food and water in a child who is not dying?
- 43 mins
- 30 Jul 2015
Series 11Teenager Refuses Chemotherapy
Ashley is 15 and refusing chemo. Should the medical team and his mum accept his choice?
- 43 mins
- 06 Aug 2015
Series 10Treating Teenagers
A diabetic teenager who struggles to take the treatment she needs to stay well.
- 43 mins
- 17 Jul 2014
- Series 10
Organ Donation and Newborn Babies
Under what circumstances can parents donate the organs of their newborn baby after death?
- 43 mins
- 24 Jul 2014
- Series 10
Treating Patients with Dementia
When should doctors treat the ailments of people with dementia and when should they not?
- 43 mins
- 31 Jul 2014
- Series 10
Treating Smokers
Should patients with severe lung disease be given home oxygen if they continue to smoke?
- 43 mins
- 07 Aug 2014
- Series 9
Assisted Conception and Disability
Should a woman with severe disabilities be helped to get pregnant?
- 43 mins
- 08 Aug 2013
- Series 9
End of Life and Islam
What happens when Muslim beliefs are at odds with medical decisions?
- 43 mins
- 15 Aug 2013
- Series 9
Genetic Testing in Children
Should a mother be allowed to have her children tested for a life-threatening faulty gene?
- 43 mins
- 22 Aug 2013
- Series 9
Lung Transplant Teenager
How much should a seriously ill 17-year-old know about his condition and its prognosis?
- 43 mins
- 29 Aug 2013
- Series 8
Restraining Patients in Intensive Care
Should an autistic man be forced to have the life-saving treatment he is fighting against?
- 43 mins
- 19 Jul 2012
- Series 8
Too Old to Donate?
Should an elderly woman be allowed to donate one of her kidneys to a stranger?
- 43 mins
- 26 Jul 2012
- Series 8
Preventing Pregnancy in Homeless Women
To what lengths should a medical team go to encourage homeless women to avoid pregnancy?
- 43 mins
- 02 Aug 2012
- Series 8
Ventilation in Children
Should children with degenerative, life-limiting conditions be kept alive at all costs?
- 43 mins
- 09 Aug 2012
- Series 7
Unconscious and Pregnant
How do you make medical decisions about an unconscious woman when she is pregnant?
- 45 mins
- 14 Jul 2011
