Mary Warnock
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Mary Warnock was a British philosopher and life peer best known for chairing the influential Warnock Committee on human fertilisation and embryology, which shaped UK bioethics and legislation.
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| Mary Warnock canonical | 7 |
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| instanceOf |
British philosopher
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human ⓘ life peer ⓘ member of the House of Lords ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Bachelor of Arts in Classics ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
UK legislation on reproductive technologies
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United Kingdom bioethics policy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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| educatedAt |
Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
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St Swithun’s School, Winchester ⓘ Winchester High School ⓘ |
| familyName | Warnock ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
bioethics
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ethics ⓘ existentialism ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of education ⓘ |
| fullName | Helen Mary Warnock ⓘ |
| givenName |
Helen
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Mary ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| honour |
DBE
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Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour ⓘ |
| influenced | Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Warnock Committee
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chairing the Committee of Inquiry into Human Fertilisation and Embryology ⓘ influencing UK bioethics ⓘ influencing legislation on human fertilisation and embryology in the UK ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Crossbench
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Crossbench peers
House of Lords ⓘ Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
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Labour Party
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| nobleTitle |
Baroness Warnock
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Baroness Warnock of Weeke in the City of Winchester
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| notableWork |
A Question of Life: The Warnock Report on Human Fertilisation and Embryology
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An Intelligent Person’s Guide to Ethics ⓘ existentialism ⓘ
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Existentialism
Imagination ⓘ Nature and Mortality ⓘ The Uses of Philosophy ⓘ Warnock Report ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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educationalist ⓘ life peer ⓘ philosopher ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the Committee of Inquiry into Human Fertilisation and Embryology
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Fellow of St Hugh’s College, Oxford ⓘ Headmistress of Oxford High School ⓘ Mistress of Girton College ⓘ
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Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge
member of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Geoffrey Warnock ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation |
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford
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philosopher ⓘ |
| title | Baroness Warnock ⓘ |
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