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Free Thinker: Tom Shakespeare - Art as a Tool for Thinking

Tom Shakespeare
  1. Sunday 25 October
  2. 1.45pm - 2.45pm
  3. The Sage Gateshead, Northern Rock Foundation Hall

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In many of today's contentious and emotional public debates - around disability, antenatal screening, the right to die and other issues - there are often no clear answers, says bioethicist Tom Shakespeare.

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