In 1978, she was appointed assistant professor in the law faculty at McGill. She was appointed an associate professor in 1979 and an associate professor in the faculty of medicine in 1980. In 1984, she became a full professor in both faculties, and in 1989, she was appointed the Samuel Gale Professor of Law. From 1986 to 1996, she was the founding director of the McGill Centre for Medicine, Ethics and Law and was appointed acting director in 1999.[3] She also taught seminars on advanced torts and comparative medical law at McGill. Her archive is held at the McGill University Archives.[3]
In November 2006, she gave the five annual Massey Lectures on CBC Radio in Canada. An expanded version of the lectures was published in Canada, Australia, and the United States in book form as The Ethical Imagination: Journeys of the Human Spirit.
Among many honours and awards, in 1990, Somerville was made a Member of the Order of Australia "for service to the law and to bioethics".[6] In 1991, she was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and in 2022 a fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales. In 2004 she was chosen by an international jury as the first recipient of UNESCO's Avicenna Prize for Ethics in Science.[7]
In 2006, Somerville was nominated for membership in the Order of Canada by Carol Finlay, a professor at the Toronto School of Theology. Finlay says Somerville was turned down for the honour because she was "too controversial."[9]
In 2020, Pope Francis named Somerville a Dame of the Order of Saint Gregory the Great for contributions to Bioethics.
Selected bibliographyedit
Do We Care?: Renewing Canada's Commitment to Health (Editor) (1999, ISBN0-7735-1878-9)
The Ethical Canary: Science, Society, and the Human Spirit (2000, ISBN0-670-89302-1)
Death Talk: The Case Against Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide (2001, ISBN0-7735-2201-8)
The Ethical Imagination: Journeys of the Human Spirit (2006, ISBN0-88784-747-1)
Bird on an Ethics Wire: Battles about values in the Culture Wars (2015, ISBN9780773546400)
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^Aubin, Henry. (2006). McGill ethicist refused OC because she was 'too controversial' 4 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine, The Montreal Gazette, 8 July 2008.
Referencesedit
"Professor Somerville discusses the ethics of medical breakthroughs". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 May 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
. McGill University. Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 15 June 2006.
"The Case Against Same-Sex Marriage: A Brief Submitted to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights" (PDF). Retrieved 29 April 2003.
. CTV News. Archived from the original on 15 March 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2006.
. National Post. Archived from the original on 13 July 2006. Retrieved 19 June 2006.
January 01, 1970
margaret, somerville, margaret, anne, ganley, somerville, frsc, born, april, 1942, catholic, philosopher, professor, bioethics, university, notre, dame, australia, previously, samuel, gale, professor, mcgill, university, frscborn, 1942, april, 1942, adelaide, . Margaret Anne Ganley Somerville AM FRSC born 13 April 1942 is a Catholic philosopher and professor of bioethics at University of Notre Dame Australia 1 She was previously Samuel Gale Professor of Law at McGill University 2 Margaret SomervilleAM FRSCBorn 1942 04 13 13 April 1942 age 82 Adelaide South AustraliaOther namesMargaret Anne Ganley SomervilleOccupationEthicist Contents 1 Early life and career 1 1 Legal academic career 1 2 Involvement in same sex marriage debate 2 Honours 3 Selected bibliography 4 See also 5 Footnotes 6 ReferencesEarly life and career editSomerville was born in Adelaide South Australia and educated at Mercedes College Springfield South Australia She received a A u A pharm from the University of Adelaide in 1963 a Bachelor of Law degree Hons I and the University Medal from the University of Sydney in 1973 and a D C L from McGill University in 1978 Legal academic career edit In 1978 she was appointed assistant professor in the law faculty at McGill She was appointed an associate professor in 1979 and an associate professor in the faculty of medicine in 1980 In 1984 she became a full professor in both faculties and in 1989 she was appointed the Samuel Gale Professor of Law From 1986 to 1996 she was the founding director of the McGill Centre for Medicine Ethics and Law and was appointed acting director in 1999 3 She also taught seminars on advanced torts and comparative medical law at McGill Her archive is held at the McGill University Archives 3 In November 2006 she gave the five annual Massey Lectures on CBC Radio in Canada An expanded version of the lectures was published in Canada Australia and the United States in book form as The Ethical Imagination Journeys of the Human Spirit Involvement in same sex marriage debate edit Somerville presented both a brief and an oral presentation to the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights opposing the legalisation of same sex marriage in Canada in 2003 4 5 Honours editAmong many honours and awards in 1990 Somerville was made a Member of the Order of Australia for service to the law and to bioethics 6 In 1991 she was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and in 2022 a fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales In 2004 she was chosen by an international jury as the first recipient of UNESCO s Avicenna Prize for Ethics in Science 7 She has received honorary degrees from University of Windsor 1992 Macquarie University 1993 St Francis Xavier University 1996 and the University of Waterloo 2004 Her honorary degree awarded 19 June 2006 at Ryerson University in Toronto was controversial 8 because of her objections to same sex marriage She has since received honorary degrees from Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax Nova Scotia 2009 St Mark s College Vancouver 2010 and the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston Ontario 2013 In 2006 Somerville was nominated for membership in the Order of Canada by Carol Finlay a professor at the Toronto School of Theology Finlay says Somerville was turned down for the honour because she was too controversial 9 In 2020 Pope Francis named Somerville a Dame of the Order of Saint Gregory the Great for contributions to Bioethics Selected bibliography editDo We Care Renewing Canada s Commitment to Health Editor 1999 ISBN 0 7735 1878 9 The Ethical Canary Science Society and the Human Spirit 2000 ISBN 0 670 89302 1 Death Talk The Case Against Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide 2001 ISBN 0 7735 2201 8 The Ethical Imagination Journeys of the Human Spirit 2006 ISBN 0 88784 747 1 Bird on an Ethics Wire Battles about values in the Culture Wars 2015 ISBN 9780773546400 See also editAvicenna PrizeFootnotes edit Notre Dame welcomes Professor Margaret Somerville University of Notre Dame Australia Retrieved 21 April 2017 Retirement of our colleagues Paul Dempsey and Margaret Somerville McGill University Retrieved 21 April 2017 a b Margaret A Somerville Fonds McGill Library Archival Catalogue Retrieved 1 February 2018 Somerville Margaret The Case Against Same sex marriage Catholic Education Resource Center Retrieved 28 August 2017 37th PARLIAMENT 2nd SESSION Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights Parliament of Canada Retrieved 25 November 2013 Awards pmc gov au UNESCO Margaret Somerville to receive Avicenna Prize for Ethics in Science on April 26 portal unesco org Archived from the original on 3 June 2004 Home Catholic Civil Rights League CCRL 21 October 2014 Aubin Henry 2006 McGill ethicist refused OC because she was too controversial Archived 4 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine The Montreal Gazette 8 July 2008 References edit Professor Somerville discusses the ethics of medical breakthroughs Australian Broadcasting Corporation 28 May 2007 Retrieved 28 May 2007 Margaret A Somerville McGill University Archived from the original on 13 June 2006 Retrieved 15 June 2006 Canadian Who s Who 1997 entry University of Toronto Press Retrieved 15 June 2006 The Case Against Same Sex Marriage A Brief Submitted to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights PDF Retrieved 29 April 2003 Faculty protests award for Montreal ethicist CTV News Archived from the original on 15 March 2007 Retrieved 19 June 2006 Spineless and rude Ryerson University shows how not to award an honorary degree National Post Archived from the original on 13 July 2006 Retrieved 19 June 2006 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Margaret Somerville amp oldid 1220804522, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
