John Harris

John Harris is the Sir David Alliance Professor of Bioethics and joint founder of the Centre for Social Ethics and Policy at the University of Manchester. He was a member of the Ethics Committee of the British Medical Association 1991-97, one of the founder directors of the International Association of Bioethics, a founder member of the Board of the journal Bioethics, and a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Medical Ethics. He frequently appears on radio and television both in the...See more

John Harris is the Sir David Alliance Professor of Bioethics and joint founder of the Centre for Social Ethics and Policy at the University of Manchester. He was a member of the Ethics Committee of the British Medical Association 1991-97, one of the founder directors of the International Association of Bioethics, a founder member of the Board of the journal Bioethics, and a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Medical Ethics. He frequently appears on radio and television both in the UK and abroad, and has acted as Ethical Consultant to national and international bodies and corporations, including the European Parliament, World Health Organization, and European Commission. He is the series editor of Social Ethics and Policy (Routledge), and is the founder and General Editor of a major new series of books for OUP entitled Issues in Biomedical Ethics. See less