“#YesAllWomen, but Not Really: How Feminism Leaves the Disabled Behind”

Eva Feder Kittay (Stony Brook University) commends this piece from The Daily Beast to feminists everywhere. From the article: Feminists with disabilities say their voices aren’t being heard, and this is very, very dangerous. Why? Because women with disabilities are one of … Continue reading

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Congratulations to Alison Reiheld!

Her April 17 post, “Constraints on Medical Autonomy for Pregnant Women,” has advanced to the semi-finals in the philosophy category of 3quarksdaily’s Erectile levitra prices davidfraymusic.com dysfunction is not rare problem comes to diminish sensual life of many individuals. These … Continue reading

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Rape on College Campuses in the U.S.

In George Cukor’s brilliant 1940 comedy The Philadelphia Story, Tracey Lord has divorced the love of her life, a recovering alcoholic who is a rich, Philadelphia blueblood like herself, and she is foolishly about to marry a shallow, social-climbing, “man … Continue reading

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Call for Proposals: Luce Irigaray Circle

The Luce Irigaray Circle is an interdisciplinary society dedicated to stimulating and supporting scholarly and creative endeavors that are inspired by or informed by the philosophy of Luce Irigaray. You can find information on the Circle, including past conferences and … Continue reading

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“Predatory science journal publishes paper titled: ‘Get me off Your Fucking Mailing List'”

Okay, so this is not exactly about feminist bioethics, but it does highlight in wonderfully vivid terms a real problem facing the scientific community. (Also, it’s Friday afternoon, and, if you’re still in front of your computer, you deserve a … Continue reading

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Bill Cosby: Serial Rapist? If so, what he should do.

I’ll begin by acknowledging that I only just this week linked approvingly to a post calling for a renewed focus on the structures and institutions upholding the patriarchy, rather than self-righteously castigating flagrantly sexist individuals. Yet, as was pointed out in discussion on our Facebook … Continue reading

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Million Dollar Baby

No it’s not the Clint Eastwood movie; it is the cost of a premature birth. This is making the news in Canada and eliciting some of the usual ‘tsk tsk’ the evils of private insurance. Here is the brief version … Continue reading

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“Barbie Book Titled ‘I Can Be a Computer Engineer’ Tells Girls They Need A Man’s Help To Code”

As a friend put it, “so close to getting it–but not at all.” How did this sexist rubbish make it through the editorial review process at Random House? Are they completely tone deaf? You can find the depressing details at the notorious, radical … Continue reading

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Is Feminism in Danger of Becoming Toxic?

Julie Bindel makes the case at The Guardian with a call for renewed focus on the structural and institutional sources of oppression, rather than what she describes as the dominant “witch-hunt mentality” of the current political climate: It would appear we have forgotten how to … Continue reading

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IJFAB News Alerts

Please consider signing up here to receive news alerts relating to IJFAB. You will receive emails with peeks inside new issues, tables of contents, calls for You can consume this herbal supplement without any fear of side effects to overcome aging effects … Continue reading

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IJFAB News Alerts

Please consider signing up here to receive news alerts relating to IJFAB. You will receive emails with peeks inside new issues, tables of contents, calls for There are certain side effects that are caused by high cholesterol, obesity, clogged blood vessels, high … Continue reading

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The Ethics of Work Actions: When are work actions by HC providers acceptable, or even desirable?

The reader is forgiven for some small disappointment in learning that I am not going to definitively answer the question in the title of this piece. The scope of a blog entry simply can’t handle it. However, I will consider … Continue reading

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