5 episodes
Hippocratical: Medical Ethics Podcast Param Thakrar, Scott Morris & Aditya Pillai
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- Health & Fitness
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4.0 • 2 Ratings
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We are a group of aspiring medics and lawyers who enjoy discussing and debating controversial health news. Stay tuned for episodes on everything from euthanasia and organ donation to medical racism and the privatisation of the NHS!
If you are interested in medicine, ethics, politics or current affairs then this is the podcast for you!
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Episode 5: Euthanasia & Abortion
In light of the news regarding Roe v. Wade in the United States, in this episode we talk about the controversial topics of euthanasia and abortion from a medical ethics lens, using the four pillars to form our arguments.
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Episode 4: Vaccine refusal and vaccine mandates – the ethics behind the jab
In this episode, we discuss the causes of vaccine hesitancy and how the healthcare community can combat the plateau in vaccine uptake. We also touch upon vaccine hesitancy in the BAME community, the ethics behind vaccine mandates and debate the controversy surrounding Novak Djokovic!
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Episode 3: Is genetic modification ethical?
In today's episode we discuss the ethical dilemmas associated with genetic modification – from golden rice to goat milk, and most importantly the topic of designer babies! We explore the point of view of utilitarians, disability activists and medical professionals on this hot topic.
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Episode 2: Is the UK Selfish for Hoarding Vaccines?
In this episode we discuss the effects of not sharing vaccines with developing nations on both UK health and global health! Would you be willing to go into another lockdown in order to vaccinate people across the world? We touch upon the pillars of medical ethics, nationalism and globalism, and much more :) Follow us on TikTok and Instagram @hippocraticalpodcast!
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Episode 1: Medical Ethics Dilemmas
In our first episode, we introduce the four pillars of medical ethics and discuss different approaches to ethics such as utilitarianism and Kantianism! We debated some tough ethical dilemmas – would you harvest one person's organs to save five? Would you pinch your father's oxygen line early if it meant gaining his inheritance money? Would you let an inexperienced young doctor perform a risky surgery?
Customer Reviews
Missed Potential
I enjoy the format of the 4 guys weighing in, but after listening to the episode concerning abortion and euthanasia I had some concerns. You considered strong arguments for abortion and euthanasia and brought forth extremely weak and poorly elaborated counterpoints as the leading opposition. If Autonomy is the chief pillar by which you are going to judge and issue, why even discuss the other pillars. Abortion to me doesn’t even come close to requiring a god to oppose. Truly the main counterpoint is “life begins at conception (unique DNA at fertilization, making this a unique life) and to terminate this life is murder”, while the burden on the mother should not be ignored and should be heavily supported, it would be wrong to terminate a life. While you didn’t have to agree with this, it was possible to bring it up instead of representing pro-life arguments as “religious” and to “be avoided”. Concerning euthanasia, you all seemed perfectly happy to settle on shaky utilitarian ideals. There is a reason euthanasia is called a “mercy killing” because it is, in fact, killing. Counters to utilitarian ideals are not scarce, and should be examined. These are just a few concerns, nothing personal. I truly would just like to hear and even discussion and think you could have addressed these counterpoints.