Margaret Somerville

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gptkbp:instanceOf Academic
Author
Philosopher
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:McGill_University
gptkb:University_of_Alberta
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:University_of_Notre_Dame
gptkb:McGill_University
gptkb:University_of_Sydney
gptkbp:awards Order of Australia
Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Canada
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Alberta
gptkbp:birthDate 1942-05-02
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Edmonton,_Alberta,_Canada
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution Advocacy for ethical practices in science
Consultation on ethical issues in health policy
Education in bioethics
Public discourse on bioethics
Writing on ethical implications of technology
gptkbp:field Bioethics
Law
Philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Margaret Somerville
gptkbp:influencedBy Environmentalism
Feminism
gptkbp:influences gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill
gptkb:Peter_Singer
Immanuel Kant
gptkbp:knownFor Work on ethical issues in medicine and science
gptkbp:nationality Canadian
gptkbp:notableWorks Death Talk
The Ethical Canary
The_Science_of_Human_Rights
gptkbp:occupation Professor
Writer
gptkbp:researchFocus Ethics in law
Ethics in biotechnology
Ethics in health care
gptkbp:residence Montreal,_Quebec,_Canada
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Michael_Somerville
gptkbp:website http://www.margaretsomerville.com