Susan Sherwin (Dalhousie University) has been granted this honour for her work in feminist bioethics, “notably through her writings on discrimination in health care.” For those unfamiliar with this distinction: Established in 1967 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Order of … Continue reading
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This guest post by Jamie Lindemann Nelson (Michigan State) originally appeared at Impact Ethics. Elinor Burkett’s June 7th New York Times editorial, “What Makes a Woman?” has generated a good share of attention—not surprising, perhaps, given how hot transgender is just now and how perennially … Continue reading
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Some personal reflections on working in the feminist philosophy of disability from Elizabeth Barnes (University of Virginia): I have sat in philosophy seminars where it was asserted that I should be left to die on a desert island if the … Continue reading
Well, this is just full of horrifying information about the health care system (with a focus on the U.S.). It’s hard to decide what to excerpt, but here are two: Every year in teaching hospitals at the start of July, … Continue reading
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Kate Harding of Dame Magazine says “yes”: There has never been a president who knows what it’s like to menstruate, be pregnant, or give birth. There has never been a president who knows what it’s like to be the target of … Continue reading
A nice piece, perhaps most significant for appearing in the Washington Post, as its thesis is hardly news to readers of this blog (though some of the philosophers it mentions were, I confess, unfamiliar to me). It also includes a link to Project … Continue reading