Feminist Bioethics Scholar Spotlight: Desiree Valentine

For our first in our new Feminist Bioethics Scholar Spotlight Series we are thrilled to feature Desiree Valentine, PhD, who is currently an Assistant Professor in the philosophy department at Marquette University. Read on to learn more about Desiree, her … Continue reading

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We Need Trustworthy Institutions: Some Lessons from Discriminatory Triage Policies During Covid-19

As the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly progressed in the spring of 2020, several news media outlets, commentators, and public organizations declared that the United States was experiencing a crisis of trust. The United States’ Public Health Code of Ethics states that … Continue reading

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New scholarly journal, The Journal of Philosophy of Disability, taking submissions beginning June 1 2020

Starting June 1st, the Journal of Philosophy of Disability (JPD) will begin accepting submissions. The JPD is a new peer-reviewed journal dedicated to questions regarding disability, broadly construed, and it is the first of its kind. Edited by Joel Michael … Continue reading

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Disablism In a Time of Pandemic: Some Things Don’t Change
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The Covid-19 pandemic is currently accompanied by a parallel outbreak of bioethical and clinical ethical discussion offering guidance for the difficult decisions that healthcare professionals and others face as the pandemic develops. Right at the moment there is a strong … Continue reading

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Invisible Vulnerables
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Being a parent of someone in an especially vulnerable group makes one feel like you are sitting on a ticking bomb–in addition to the anxiety we all feel during this time of pandemic. I am hiding out in our lovely … Continue reading

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Not up for grabs: disabled folks respond to unwanted touching
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A couple of days ago the BBC’s online magazine on disability, Ouch!, published an article about the phenomenon of unwanted touching by nondisabled people that is endured by many people with disabilities. The prompt for the article was the report … Continue reading

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Of Exoskeletons and Technological Solutions: A Conversation with Alison Reiheld, Joe Stramondo, and Jackie Leach Scully
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Sometimes contributors to IJFAB Blog find themselves having an informal conversation in person or on social media about a news event. When these conversations might shed light on otherwise-overlooked issues, a blog entry featuring some of the ideas … Continue reading

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In Memoriam: Anita Silvers (1940-2019)
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Teresa Blankmeyer Burke, Gallaudet UniversityThe suggested limits are for mellow three and spreading due to the potential for choking hazards from cialis professional no prescription the playing chips. viagra buy cheap You might face complications in your relationship which could … Continue reading

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Profiling the genomes of embryos? It (almost) doesn’t matter if it works or not
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Jackie Leach Scully is Professor of Social Ethics and Bioethics, Director of the Policy, Ethics and Life Sciences (PEALS) Research Centre at Newcastle University, UK Earlier in February Erik Parens, Paul Appelbaum and Wendy Chung commented on some of the … Continue reading

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“Bathroom Bioethics” over at the Hastings Center Report
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Over at the Hastings Center blog Bioethics Forum, Charlene Galarneau (who has written for IJFAB Blog, as well) has a few thoughts on how to broaden our understanding of what “Bathroom Bioethics” should mean. What do many transgender persons, farmworkers, … Continue reading

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“I keep telling you… I can’t get in the building”
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In this recent article from The Guardian, Frances Ryan (who reports frequently on disability issues) draws attention to the following Kafka-esque situation. Disabled people in the UK whose eligibility for benefits has to be assessed (ie, to check they are … Continue reading

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“More an Inmate Than a Patient…”: check out this consideration of autonomy and long-term care settings
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Bioethicists have long been alert to the delicate dance of preserving patient autonomy in long-term residential care settings such as nursing homes, rehabilitation facilities, and other institutional settings where patients may reside for extended periods of time in the U.S. … Continue reading

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