Merle Spriggs

'Operating is the easy part': Surgeons' decision-making processes and responses to parental requests for elective paediatric appearance-altering facial surgery

Lauren Notini, Lynn Gillam, Merle Spriggs, Anthony Penington

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery

Telling the truth to young children: Ethical reasons for information disclosure in paediatrics

Nicholas Hudson, Merle Spriggs, Lynn Gillam

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Ethical complexities in child co-research

M Spriggs, L Gillam

Journal article  |  2019  |  Research Ethics

Child co-research has become popular in social research involving children. This is attributed to the emphasis on children’s righ..

"I Don't See That as a Medical Problem": Clinicians' Attitudes and Responses to Requests for Cosmetic Genital Surgery by Adolescents

Merle Spriggs, Lynn Gillam

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF BIOETHICAL INQUIRY

The zone of parental discretion and the complexity of paediatrics: A response to Alderson.

Rosalind McDougall, Lynn Gillam, Merle Spriggs, Clare Delany

Journal article  |  2018  |  Clinical Ethics

Alderson critiques our recent book on the basis that it overlooks children's own views about their medical treatment. In this resp..

Sensitive topics in social research involving children

Mary Ann Powell, Morag McArthur, Jenny Chalmers, Anne Graham, Tim Moore, Merle Spriggs, Stephanie Taplin

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Journal of Social Research Methodology

Who Makes Decisions for Vulnerable Young People? Shifting Sands and Murky Waters

Margaret Kertesz, Merle Spriggs, Cathy Humphreys

Journal article  |  2018  |  Australian Social Work

This paper discusses the existing guidance in Australian legislative and regulatory frameworks to inform the process of young peop..

Cosmetic Labiaplasty: Defining "Normality" Is Not the Issue

Merle Spriggs, Lynn Gillam

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER: CONTRAINDICATION OR ETHICAL JUSTIFICATION FOR FEMALE GENITAL COSMETIC SURGERY IN ADOLESCENTS

Merle Spriggs, Lynn Gillam

Journal article  |  2016  |  BIOETHICS

Clarifying ethical responsibilities in pediatric biobanking

M Spriggs, CL Fry

Journal article  |  2016  |  AJOB Empirical Bioethics

Parent-led request for female genital cosmetic surgery in an adolescent

M SPRIGGS

Book Chapter  |  2016

Should We Tell Children and Young People About the Positive Experience of Taking Part in Clinical Trials?

Merle Spriggs

Journal article  |  2015  |  The American Journal of Bioethics

Children, Biological Samples, and Broad Consent

Merle Spriggs, Craig Fry

Journal article  |  2015  |  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOETHICS

A Cautionary Note on Anonymous Referrals for Clinical Ethics Case Consultations

Merle Spriggs, Lynn Gillam

Journal article  |  2015  |  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOETHICS

Deception of children in research

Merle Spriggs, Lynn Gillam

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Medical Ethics

Collaboration in Clinical Ethics Consultation: A Method for Achieving "Balanced Accountability"

Rosalind McDougall, Clare Delany, Merle Spriggs, Lynn Gillam

Journal article  |  2014  |  AJOB American Journal of Bioethics

Unresolved Ethical Challenges for the Australian Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) System: Key Informant Interview Findings

CL Fry, M Spriggs, M Arnold, C Pearce

Journal article  |  2014  |  AJOB Empirical Bioethics

Background: A national Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) system was made available across Australia in July 2..

Ethical questions must be considered for electronic health records

Merle Spriggs, Michael V Arnold, Christopher M Pearce, Craig Fry

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Medical Ethics

Standard 1: Consent and Recruitment

Patrina HY Caldwell, Leonila Dans, Martine C de Vries, Jenny Newman, Helen Sammons, Merle Spriggs, Parag Tambe, William Van't Hoff, Kerry Woolfall, Bridget Young, Martin Offringa

Journal article  |  2012  |  Pediatrics

StaR Child Health: Developing Evidence-Based Guidance for the Design, Conduct, and Reporting of Pediatric Trials

Lisa Hartling, Kristy DM Wittmeier, Patrina Caldwell, Hanneke van der Lee, Terry P Klassen, Jonathan C Craig, Martin Offringa

Journal article  |  2012  |  Pediatrics

Justifying Pediatric Research Not Expected to Benefit Child Subjects

Merle Spriggs

Journal article  |  2012  |  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOETHICS

The ethics of paediatric research

Merle Spriggs, Patrina HY Caldwell

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

The Unique Nature of Clinical Ethics in Allied Health Pediatrics: Implications for Ethics Education

Clare Delany, Merle Spriggs, Craig L Fry, Lynn Gillam

Journal article  |  2010  |  Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics

Ashley's Interests Were Not Violated Because She Does Not Have the Necessary Interests

Merle Spriggs

Journal article  |  2010  |  AJOB American Journal of Bioethics

Ethical difficulties with consent in research involving children: Findings from key informant interviews

M Spriggs

Journal article  |  2010  |  AJOB Primary Research

Understanding consent in research involving children: The ethical issues.

M SPRIGGS

Report  |  2010

Consent in cyberspace: Internet-based research involving young people.

Merle Spriggs

Journal article  |  2009  |  Monash Bioethics Review

Social networking sites such as MySpace and virtual communities such as on-line support groups can be a rich source of data for re..

The Ethics of Research on Less Expensive, Less Effective Interventions: A Case for Analysis

Merle Spriggs

Journal article  |  2008  |  JOURNAL OF BIOETHICAL INQUIRY

Clinical, ethical and legal considerations in the treatment of newborns with non-ketotic hyperglycinaemia

A Boneh, S Allan, D Mendelson, M Spriggs, LH Gillam, SH Korman

Journal article  |  2008  |  Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Is pragmatism just an apology for unrestrained science?

Merle Spriggs

Journal article  |  2008  |  AJOB American Journal of Bioethics

Consent in paediatric research: An evaluation of the guidance provided in the 2007 NHMRC National statement on ethical conduct in human research

MP Spriggs, LH Gillam

Journal article  |  2008  |  Medical Journal of Australia

How will information about the genetic risk of mental disorders impact on stigma?

Merle Spriggs, Craig A Olsson, Wayne Hall

Journal article  |  2008  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

When two worlds collide

John A Heath, Katherine Moore, Merle Spriggs, Keith D Waters

Journal article  |  2007  |  Journal of Clinical Oncology

When "risk'' and "benefit'' are open to interpretation - As is generally the case

Merle Spriggs

Journal article  |  2007  |  The American Journal of Bioethics

The value and practical limits of informed consent

Merle Spriggs

Book Chapter  |  2007

Enhancing children's intelligence: do the means matter morally?

Kara Woolley, Merle Spriggs

Journal article  |  2007  |  Monash Bioethics Review

This article deals with the prospect of genetically enhancing intelligence. We identify and contrast social attitudes (disapproval..

The practical limits and the value of informed consent

M SPRIGGS

Book Chapter  |  2007

Can children be altruistic research subjects?

Merle Spriggs

Journal article  |  2006  |  The American Journal of Bioethics

The ethics of surgically assigning sex for intersex infants

M SPRIGGS, J Savulescu

Book Chapter  |  2006

Is conceiving a child to benefit another against the interests of the new child?

M Spriggs

Journal article  |  2005  |  Journal of Medical Ethics

Controversies and ethical issues in cancer-genetics clinics

M Harris, I Winship, M Spriggs

Journal article  |  2005  |  Lancet Oncology

A practical account of autonomy: why genetic counseling is especially well suited to the facilitation of informed autonomous decision making.

Jan Hodgson, Merle Spriggs

Journal article  |  2005  |  Journal of Genetic Counseling

In genetic counseling, facilitation of autonomous decision-making is seen as a primary aim and respect for autonomy is used to jus..

Hypoxic air machines: performance enhancement through effective training - or cheating?

M Spriggs

Journal article  |  2005  |  Journal of Medical Ethics

Autonomy and Patients' Decisions

Merle Spriggs

Book  |  2005

DIFFERENT. NOTIONS. OF. AUTONOMY. IDENTIFIED. As we have seen, there are historically quite distinct strands of the idea of auton..

Commodification of children again and non-disclosure preimplantation genetic diagnosis for Huntington's disease

M Spriggs

Journal article  |  2004  |  Journal of Medical Ethics

Compulsory brain scans and genetic tests for boxers - or should boxing be banned?

M Spriggs

Journal article  |  2004  |  Journal of Medical Ethics

Ethics and the proposed treatment for a 13-year-old with atypical gender identity

MP Spriggs

Journal article  |  2004  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Woman wants dead fiance's baby: who owns a dead man's sperm

M Spriggs

Journal article  |  2004  |  Journal of Medical Ethics

Respecting the autonomy of participants

R Duncan

Journal article  |  2004  |  Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Defending de-identification of research samples on the grounds of public health benefit

M Spriggs

Journal article  |  2004  |  Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Respecting the autonomy of participants.

Rony Duncan

Journal article  |  2004  |  Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Canaries in the mines: children, risk, non-therapeutic research, and justice

M Spriggs

Journal article  |  2004  |  Journal of Medical Ethics

Should HIV discordant couples have access to assisted reproductive technologies?

M Spriggs, T Charles

Journal article  |  2003  |  Journal of Medical Ethics

Can we help addicts become more autonomous? Inside the mind of an addict

M Spriggs

Conference Proceedings  |  2003  |  Bioethics

Therapeutic cloning research and ethical oversight

M Spriggs

Journal article  |  2003  |  Journal of Medical Ethics

IVF mixup: white couple have black babies

M Spriggs

Journal article  |  2003  |  Journal of Medical Ethics

"Saviour siblings"

M Spriggs, J Savulescu

Journal article  |  2002  |  Journal of Medical Ethics

Genetically selected baby free of inherited predisposition to early-onset Alzheimer's disease

M Spriggs

Journal article  |  2002  |  Journal of Medical Ethics

Lesbian couple create a child who is deaf like them

M Spriggs

Journal article  |  2002  |  Journal of Medical Ethics

The Perruche judgment and the "right not to be born"'

M Spriggs, J Savulescu

Journal article  |  2002  |  Journal of Medical Ethics

The hexamethonium asthma study and the death of a normal volunteer in research

J Savulescu, M Spriggs

Journal article  |  2002  |  Journal of Medical Ethics

Autonomy in the face of a devastating diagnosis

M Spriggs

Journal article  |  1998  |  Journal of Medical Ethics

Autonomy in the face of a devastating diagnosis

M Spriggs

Journal article  |  1998  |  Journal of Medical Ethics