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J Med Ethics 2002;28:219-220 doi:10.1136/jme.28.4.219
  • Special symposium: religion, the law, and medical ethics

Commentary on Skene and Parker: the role of a church (or other ideologically based interest group) in developing the law—a plea for ethereal intervention

  1. John Harris,
  2. Søren Holm
  1. The Institute of Medicine, Law and Bioethics, School of Law, University of Manchester, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 Professor J Harris, Institute of Medicine, Law and Bioethics, School of Law, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK;
 John.M.Harris{at}man.ac.uk
  • Accepted 14 February 2002
  • Revised 31 January 2002

Abstract

This paper discusses the provocative views of Skene and Parker as to the role of religious or other ideologically based interest groups in law and policy making. We draw distinctions between doctrine and prejudice and between argument and ideology which we trust take the debate further. Finally we recommend an ethereal, democratic, and populist partial solution.

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