Morning Thoughts

As book review editor, my first thought this morning is to recommend the following: This book by Mariame Kaba (and the accompanying workbook) are available from Haymarket Books. Mariame has also been a guest on the Movement Memos podcast run … Continue reading

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Seeking Book Reviewers

We have a number of books we’d like to see reviewed for the International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics and we are always open to suggestions from authors or reviewers about other options not listed here. To become a … Continue reading

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Recent Work of Interest

Boosting some recent work relevant for feminist bioethicists. Feel free to email us at ijfabblog@gmail.com if you have work you’d like us to share! “Scoping review of the ethical regulations for Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease Related Dementia research in … Continue reading

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FAB 2026 – Survey

We would like to hear from you about your interest in attending FAB in 2026. It will be held in Johannesburg prior to IAB as it has in the past. FAB will run 6/7th July and IAB 8-10th July. To … Continue reading

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Opportunity: Mellon Grant “Widening the Arc of Trans History”

People research trans feminist bioethics who do archival work should check out this great new opportunity, funded by the Mellon Foundation. From project co-director Hil Malatino: The project, “Widening the Arc of Trans History: Archival Research for Public Storytelling,” will … Continue reading

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Latest IJFAB Issue, Vol 17 no. 1

Check out the fantastic lineup of articles in the latest issue of IJFAB! Zoe L. Tongue, “Locating Abortion and Contraception on the Obstetric Violence Continuum”: An argument for the extension of the category of obstetric violence, typically focused on childbirth, … Continue reading

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FAB Affinity Group session at ASBH in September on crossover between feminist bioethics and disability bioethics
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We are very excited to announce details on the Feminist Approaches to Bioethics affinity group session (organized by Lindsey Grubbs, Case Western Reserve University) at ASBH 2024, which will take place from 1-2pm CST on Friday, Sept. 20. We have … Continue reading

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Publishers Sell Access to Research as AI Training Data: Responses from Feminist Bioethicists?

In May of this year, Taylor & Francis (which also owns Routledge) sold access to its research to Microsoft for about $10million. Taylor & Francis’ parent company confirmed to Bookseller that “it is providing Microsoft non-exclusive access to advanced learning content … Continue reading

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Reminder that informed consent can be violated in subtle ways we have to watch out for, especially for minoritized women
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Bioethics / medical ethics folks, and people who work on reproduction, obstetrics, and gynecology may want this on their radar: Black women with sickle cell anemia pressured to undergo sterilization. It’s clearly not forced sterilization, and more like coerced sterilization … Continue reading

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FABGab Episode 2 – now live

FABGab Episode 2 is now live with Prof. Wendy Rogers talking about her work with Jacqueline Dalziell on “What Feminist Bioethics can bring to Synthethic Biology” available in Volume 16 Issue 2 of the journal here. It’s fascinating paper applying … Continue reading

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Telemedicine: Extending Care or Delegating It?

The COVID-19 pandemic brought the already growing industry of telemedicine into most of our phones, homes, and healthcare routines. Telemedicine–or the connection of patient and physician by virtual means such as videocall or secure messaging–has become a key lifeline for … Continue reading

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DRAFT OF FAB 2024 SCHEDULE

This is a draft of the FAB 2024 Schedule. It is a final-ish draft which is always subject to a few changes. Please get in touch with Jackie and Anna with any questions…and we will try to do our best. … Continue reading

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