Postgraduate Research Student
Liverpool Law School
Biography
Gracie began her undergraduate degree in Law at the University of Liverpool in 2019 and graduated with a 2:1 in 2022. After studying medical law in her third year, Gracie began to take an interest in the ethical and legal issues within this particular field and wanted to continue studies in this area. She then began a LLM in Healthcare Law in September 2022 and graduated in December 2023 with a distinction.
Research
Gracie's research interests mainly surround bioethics and specifically the ethical issues surrounding the beginning and end of life. This contributed to an interest in assisted dying and the arguments for and against its legalisation in England and Wales.
Working thesis title
‘Interrogating the Role of The Physician in Physician Assisted Dying: A Comparative Analysis of the Law on Physician Assisted Dying in the United Kingdom and Canada Utilising the Ethics of Care’
Dates of study
PhD Start Date: January 2024
PhD Completion Date: January 2028
Supervisors
- Dr Paula Case (Liverpool Law School)
- Dr Danielle Griffiths (Liverpool Law School)