Francesca Minerva

Biographic Data

ID4396419
NAMEFrancesca Minerva
GIVEN NAMESFrancesca
FAMILY NAMEMinerva
SIGNATUREMINERVA F
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Milan
ORCID0000-0001-9384-586X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS5
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Ethical Issues Related to the Use of GLP‐1 Receptor Agonists Such as Ozempic and Mounjaro

    Open AccessFrancesca MinervaARTICLEBioethics2026

    This paper explores the ethical implications of emerging weight‐loss medications such as Semaglutide (Ozempic) and Tirzepatide (Mounjaro), analysing their therapeutic applications for obesity and potential use as enhancement drugs. These medications promise significant benefits, including improved individual health outcomes, reduced healthcare costs and, potentially, reduced environmental harms. However, their widespread adoption raises various c…

  • Neuralink’s brain-computer interfaces

    Open AccessAndrea Lavazza, Michela Balconi et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Human Dynamics2025References: 3

    Neuralink’s advancements in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology have positioned the company as a leader in this emerging field. The first human implant in 2024, followed by subsequent developments such as the Blindsight implant for vision restoration, marks a significant milestone in neurotechnology. Neuralink’s innovations, including miniaturized devices and robotic implantation techniques, promise transformative applications for individua…

  • Conscientious commitment, professional obligations and abortion provision after the reversal of Roe v Wade

    Open AccessAlberto Giubilini, Udo Schuklenk et al.ARTICLEJournal of Medical Ethics2024

    We argue that, in certain circumstances, doctors might be professionally justified to provide abortions even in those jurisdictions where abortion is illegal. That it is at least professionally permissible does not mean that they have an all-things-considered ethical justification or obligation to provide illegal abortions or that professional obligations or professional permissibility trump legal obligations. It rather means that professional or…

  • Should the Equality Act 2010 Be Extended to Prohibit Appearance Discrimination

    Open AccessAndrew Mason, Francesca MinervaARTICLEPolitical Studies2022Cited by: 3References: 34

    The UK Equality Act 2010 prohibits direct and indirect discrimination with respect to nine characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. We argue that the best way of understanding the Act is to see it as protecting those who are vulnerable to systematic disadvantage, partly in virtue of being at risk of experiencing discrimina…

  • The Ethics of Cryonics

    Open AccessFrancesca MinervaBOOKThe Ethics of Cryonics2018

  • Rethinking academic freedom

    Open AccessFrancesca MinervaARTICLEEthics in Science and Environmental…2015Cited by: 2

    The new media offer a valuable tool to spread the results of academic research outside the boundaries of academia, but they can also have a chilling effect on academic freedom. In this paper, I argue that we need to rethink academic freedom in the light of the enormous changes in communication and dissemination of ideas provided by the new media. I also argue that we need to develop strategies that would help us best use the potential of the Inte…

  • Reasons and Freedom

    Open AccessAlberto Giubilini, Francesca MinervaARTICLEThe Hastings Center Report2013

    One of three commentaries on ‐Scholarly Discussion of Infanticide?” by Mirko D. Garasic, and “Reflections from a Troubled Stream: Giubilini and Minerva on ‘After‐Birth Abortion,’” by Michael Hauskeller, from the July‐August 2012 issue