Argentina’s current law makes abortion legal only in cases of rape or threat to the life of the pregnant person. As in many countries where abortion is illegal, abortions nonetheless happen, but less safely. Argentine feminists and feminist bioethicists have … Continue reading
A recent survey in four African countries has shown the covid19 pandemic has led to harsh economic and health consequences for women. The survey reported significant impacts on both food security and household income. Additionally, the women reported that social … Continue reading
Editor’s Note: This post comes to us from Guest Contributors Carina Fourie and Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra. Agomini has previously contributed work for IJFAB Blog on pregnancy as a superhuman feat. Prof. Fourie holds the Benjamin Rabinowitz Chair in Medical Ethics in … Continue reading
What joy! The first episode of FAB Gab is out! Kate McKay speaks with guest editors, Kristen Borgerson and Letitia Meynell, about the legacy of Susan Sherwin’s academic and activist work, in feminist bioethics, philosophy, and policy. They should also be viagra … Continue reading
According to the BBC, 10 members of the indigenous Greater Andamanese tribe in India have tested positive for coronavirus in the past month. The Greater Andamanese only have 53 remaining members. Photo courtesy of BBCnews. The Andamans Islands are home … Continue reading
It is perhaps well known that of the 27 members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, only two of them are women. A recent report from NPR shows that this is not a problem unique to the United States. … Continue reading
Anyone planning or hoping to attend the virtual format of the World Congress of Bioethics and Feminist Approaches to Bioethics Congress should download the eventScribe app. There will be scheduled streamed keynote speakers, and over 300 unscheduled talks–audio tracks over … Continue reading
Information here is taken from the World Congress of Bioethics/FAB Congress website and copied here for your convenience. If you haven’t registered yet, you can still register for FAB-only, WCB-only, or FAB+WCB at the reduced virtual conference rates. VIRTUAL DETAILS: … Continue reading
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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A recent article by Kimberly Seals Allers discusses how COVID-19 safety restrictions related to giving birth and breastfeeding could potentially disproportionately harm black and Native American women. Photo courtesy of Women’s E-News Some hospitals are now classifying not only family … Continue reading
A recent report by the WHO, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) and the Lancet Commission, ranked the probability of children being able to “flourish” in 180 countries, examining factors such as education, nutrition and child mortality and carbon emission … Continue reading