Dr. Ruth Horn

Biography

Ruth Horn is an Associate Professor and Research Fellow in ethics at the Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities at the University of Oxford. She has a PhD and extensive research experience that connects sociology, bioethics, and law/social policy, especially in the context of medical practices and new technologies related to beginning and end-of-life issues. Ruth utilizes a comparative ethnographic approach to understand ethical challenges in clinical settings and the decision-making processes involved. She has studied Sociology at various institutions including LMU Munich and EHESS Paris and has held research grants from organizations like the Economic and Social Research Council, Wellcome Trust, and the European Commission. In addition, Ruth contributes to numerous ethical committees, both nationally and internationally, including the Oxford Tropical Research Ethics Committee. Her research interests span the ethical implications of genomics in antenatal care and the ethical questions surrounding end-of-life issues such as assisted dying and patient autonomy. She is currently leading a project funded by ESRC to explore the impacts of non-invasive prenatal testing in routine care across England, France, and Germany.

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