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LLB(Hons) PhD(Otago) RCompN

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Contact details

Email jeanne.snelling@otago.ac.nz

Teaching

Jeanne's teaching includes: Law and Medicine, An Introduction to Law and New Technologies, Criminal Law, and a new paper: Law and the Biosciences.  She is the Faculty of Law convenor of the Masters in Bioethics and Health Law.

Research interests

Jeanne's research interests encompass health law and the regulation of biomedical technologies.

Background

Prior to commencing a full-time position in the Faculty of Law in 2021,  Jeanne held a joint position with the Faculty and the Bioethics Centre, where she was the Lead Academic for health law teaching in the medical school and the allied health professions, and co-taught Bioethics and the Life Sciences.

Publications

Snelling, J. (2026, April). Regulating conscientious objection: The divergent approaches in Assisted Dying and Abortion Law in New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the International Conference on Assisted Dying & Other End of Life Care (ICEL5), Brisbane, Australia. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Snelling, J. (2026). Setting the scene: Regulatory review [Featured speaker]. Proceedings of the Imagining the Ideal Assisted Dying Service in Aotearoa Conference: Access, Safety and Equity. (pp. 13). Retrieved from https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/assisted-dying/news-and-events/2026-conference-imagining-ideal-assisted-dying-service-aotearoa Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Young, J., Diesfeld, K., Snelling, J., White, B., Dehkhoda, A., Patston, P., … Egan, R., … Robinson, J. (2025). What does an equitable assisted dying service look like? Proceedings of the Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law (AABHL) Conference. Retrieved from https://aabhl2025.w.events4you.currinda.com Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Snelling, J. M., & Adler, J. (2025). Prohibiting health practitioners from initiating discussion about assisted dying: A rights-based analysis. Proceedings of the Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law (AABHL) Conference. Retrieved from https://aabhl2025.w.events4you.currinda.com Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

White, B. P., Young, J., Dehkhoda, A., Snelling, J., Diesfeld, K., Cheung, G., … Ahuriri-Driscoll, A. (2025). Institutional objection to assisted dying: A qualitative study of stakeholders in Aotearoa New Zealand. Death Studies. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2025.2585936 Journal - Research Article

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