Centre for Applied Ethics

RESEARCH ARTICLES & PAPERS

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DEATH & SUICIDE

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Arts, pasient moet medeseggenskap oor lewe en dood hê", Die Burger, 20 June 1996. (PP)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Lewe of dood? Die verhouding tussen dokter en pasient", Beeld, 25 June 1996. (PP)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Mystery versus modernist thinking about death", 25th Annual Congress of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa, Bloemfontein. 1999. (AJ)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Modernity, mortality and mystery", Philosophy Today 43(1), 1999: 226-242. (AJ)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Death, meaning and tragedy", South African Journal of Philosophy 1999, 18(4): 408-426. (AJ)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "How do we think about death? Deconstructing immortality and reconstructing tragedy", 26th Annual Congress Philosophical Society of Southern Africa, Johannesburg, 2000. (PR)

Ethical perspectives on physician assisted suicide (M. Ngquba and Anton van Niekerk) (IP)

AIDS

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Ethical and socio-political aspects of HIV/AIDS Infection", Annual Congress of the Dermatological Society of South Africa. Cape Town, 1999. (PR)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "The Ethical Issues surrounding HIV/AIDS", Invited guest speaker at Bristol Mayers Squibb Conference, June 2000, Cape Town. (PR)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Recent developments in medical ethics", Invited key note speaker at Year Congress of Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, October 2000, Somerset West. (PR)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Moral and social complexities of AIDS in Africa", Accepted for publication in Journal for Medicine and Philosophy, 27(2) 2002.

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Introduction: AIDS and Africa" (with Loretta Kopelman). Accepted for publication in The Journal for Medicine and Philosophy, 27(2), 2002.

PAIN

OLIVIER, Abraham. "Filosofie met die liggaam? (Philosophy with the body?) Oor die Filosofie van Beweging", in South African Journal of Philosophy, 1999. 18 (4): 370-389. (AJ)

OLIVIER, Abraham "Die sin van pyn (The meaning of pain)", in South African Journal of Philosophy, 2000. 19 (3): 235-255. (AJ)

OLIVIER, Abraham. "Die pyn van bewussyn (The pain of consciousness)", in Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe (recently accepted for publication) (AJ)

OLIVIER, Abraham "Educating pain", in South African Journal of Philosophy (recently accepted for publication) (AJ)

OLIVIER, Annie & VAN NIEKERK,AA "Pyn: die imperatief tot interpretasie". (UP)

OLIVIER,Annie & VAN NIEKERK,AA "Die verhouding tussen pyn en taal". (UP)

SURROGATE MOTHERHOOD & PRENATAL LIFE

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Life and personhood: A philosophical exploration". Annual Conference, Unit for Bioethics, Stellenbosch, March 1989. (PR)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "The personal character of prenatal life", 19th World Congress of Philosophy, Nairobi, Kenya, July 1991. (PR)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "The status of prenatal life", 19th Annual Congress Philosophical Society of Southern Africa, Stellenbosch, 1992. (PR)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Nobody 'owns' children: an investigation of surrogacy", Lead article in CSD Bulletin, January 1995: 6-7. (PP)

VAN NIEKERK, AA & VAN ZYL, LL "The ethics of surrogacy: women's reproductive labour", Journal of Medical Ethics, vol.21, 1995: 345-349. (AJ)

VAN NIEKERK, AA& VAN ZYL,LL. "Commercial surrogacy and the commodification of children: an ethical perspective", Medicine and Law, vol. 14, no3/4, 1995: 163-170. (AJ)

VAN NIEKERK, AA& VAN ZYL,LL. "Embryo experimentation, personhood and human rights", South African Journal of Philosophy, vol 15, no.4. November 1996: 139-143. (AJ)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "The ethics of embryo experimentation", Perspectives Series, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA, March 1997. (PR)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "The ethics of embryo experimentation", National seminar on Bioethics, St Augustine College, Johannesburg, 1998. (PR)

VAN ZYL, LL & VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Interpretations, perspectives and intentions in surrogate motherhood: a response to McClachlan", Journal of Medical Ethics. October 2000. (AJ)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "The ethics of surrogate motherhood", Bioethics Day, Conference of Society for Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Pretoria, 18 May 2000. (PR)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "The viability of the fetus: ethical limits", Special Symposium, Dept of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg Hospital, 19 May 2000. (PR)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Ethics in fetal cardiology for South Africa", National Conference, Infocus Ultrasound Institute, Cape Town, October 2000. (PR)

ABORTION

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Aborsiewet plaas te swaar las op gewetensbeswaardes", Die Burger, 22 July 1996. (PP)

CLONING

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Kloning: genetiese fotokopiering", Die Voorligter, September 1994: 24-25. (PP)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "The ethics of cloning humans", National Seminar on Bioethics. St. Augustine College, Johannesburg, 1998. (PR)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Ethical problems surrounding the possible cloning of humans", Symposium of the Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg Hospital, Bellville, 1998. (PR)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Die kloning van mense", Finesse, March 1999: 7-9. (PP)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "The ethics of cloning humans: what are the vital arguments?" Fifth World Congress of Bioethics, London, September 2000. (PR)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. " The ethics of cloning humans: what are the vital arguments?" St Augustine Papers: Ethics in the Workplace, Johannesburg: St Augustine University Press, 2001.

GENETIC ENGINEERING

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "The etiese implikasies van genetiese ingenieurswese", Annual Conference of Unit for Bioethics, Stellenbosch, May 1991. (PR)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Die etiese implikasies van genetiese ingenieurswese", Afrikaanse Ensiklopedie Wereldspektrum. Boek van die jaar 1991, Kaapstad: Gesinsbiblioteek-Uitgewers, 1991. (BC)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Genetic engineering and human autonomy", Experimental Biology Group Spring Symposium. Stellenbosch, 1998. (PR)

HEALTH CARE ETHICS

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Health care in South Africa: the crippling legacy of apartheid", Third International Conference on Health Law and Ethics, Toronto, Canada, July 1992. (PR)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Etiese uitdagings aan die kliniese praktisyn", National Conference of Nurses, Tygerberg Hospital, June 1993. (PR)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. Teorie en Praktyk in die Mediese Etiek, Research Report for CSD, 1995, 96pp. (RR)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Werk die ou etiek vir die nuwe geneeskunde?" Thursday lecture, Department of Medicine, Medical School, University of Stellenbosch. May 1996. (PR)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Rationing Health Care," Lecture at National Conference of Hospital Managers, Waterfront. Cape Town, November 1996. (PR)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Learning to live within limits: trends in the moral discourses of modernising medicine", 24 Annual Congress, Philosophical Society of Southern Africa. Port Elizabeth, 1998. (PR)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Health care ethics in recent South African history", Health Annals (Official Journal of the Hospital Association of South Africa), 1999: 121-125. (AJ)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Ethics for medicine and medicine for ethics". (UP)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Ontploffing in mediese kennis dompel dokters daagliks in morele dilemma", Die Burger, 8 June 1999. (PP)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Medical Ethics: the changing landscape", News & Analysis@Medafrica.com, April 2000. (Web)

VAN NIEKERK, AA. "Medical Ethics: the changing landscape", Annual Conference of South African Society of Anaethesiologists (SASA), Cape Town, 30 March 2000. (PR)