Associate Professor Michelle Taylor-Sands

Co-Director of Studies, Health and Medical Law

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Overview

Michelle Taylor-Sands is Associate Professor in the Melbourne Law School at the University of Melbourne. She is Director of the Health Law and Ethics Network and the Master of Health and Medical Law program at the Melbourne Law School. She is also a legal member of the Victorian Mental Health Tribunal and the Patient Review Panel. She has previously been a policy advisor for the Victorian Government on assisted reproductive treatment law and policy reform. Prior to becoming an academic, Michelle was a senior lawyer with the Australian Government Solicitor, where she worked for nine years as a litigation specialist in government law and regulation.

Michelle teaches and researches in health law and bioethics, with a focus on reproductive health law, the ethics of selective reproduction and the welfare of the future child. She is author of the book, Saviour Siblings: A Relational Approach to the Welfare of the Child in Selective Reproduction. She has published widely in Australian and international legal, medical and bioethical journals on various health law topics, including prenatal screening, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, and trans and gender diverse healthcare for children and adolescents.

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Legal Member, Mental Health Tribunal (Victoria)
  • Member, Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority Advisory Panel
  • Member, Staff Equity and Diversity Committee

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