The Myths We Tell Ourselves: Justice Clarence Thomas’ dissent in Obergefell v. Hodges

In invalidating same-sex marriage bans nationwide in Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court held that the Fourteenth Amendment protected marriage as a fundamental liberty, regardless of the sex of the spouses.  Specifically, it noted that The Fourteenth Amendment requires a State to … Continue reading

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What Re-Makes a Woman?

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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Piketty and the Primates of Park Avenue; or, Women and Wealth

When I was working on my review essay on Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century (forthcoming in the fall in IJFAB), I was looking around for sources about women’s fate under regimes of extreme inequality—in wealth in particular, given Piketty’s … Continue reading

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“Nurse Confessions: Don’t Get Sick in July”

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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“Hospital To Nurses: Your Injuries Are Not Our Problem”

Well, this is despicable: The case of Terry Cawthorn and Mission Hospital, in Asheville, N.C., gives a glimpse of how some hospital officials around the country have shrugged off an epidemic. Cawthorn was a nurse at Mission for more than … Continue reading

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IJFAB Blog Back Online!

Thank-you, everyone, for your patience during our two-week, trojan-induced outage. I will continue to tweak features and appearance over the next And while they do so, here is a list of six mistakes that men make while, try to avoid … Continue reading

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More on Responses to Ebola: Can the World Get It Right?

Canada is imposing quarantine measures on travelers from “Ebola countries,” and more missteps from a frightened world.  Here is the story.  I have nothing to This is the reason why it has gain a position of second among three most … Continue reading

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NYPD Officer Caught on Video Allegedly Throwing Pregnant Woman to the Ground

IJFAB Book Review Editor, Katy Fulfer (Hood College) sends this my way: Recently a video surfaced which shows an NYPD officer shoving a pregnant woman to the ground when she tries to intervene in her son’s arrest (witnesses report excessive … Continue reading

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“The Woman’s Heart Attack”

From the New York Times apropos recent posts by Angela Ballantyne and Mary Rawlinson, extending their concerns When the functional activities of cyclic guanosine monophosphate get interfered by PDE5 chemical then this leads to develop impotency as the proper shape … Continue reading

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“Remember #BringBackOurGirls? This Is What Has Happened In The 5 Months Since”

It’s depressing.So why are you waiting? Go and buy the magical product and surprise your tadalafil price partner. In this day and age, it’s a terrific choice to have; to be able to walk down a beverage aisle in any … Continue reading

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“A Raised Hand: Can a new approach curb domestic homicide?”

Dorothy Giunta-Cotter knew that someday her husband, William, would kill her. They met in 1982, when he was twenty and she was fifteen: a girl with brown eyes and cascading dark hair. Over the course of twenty years, he had … Continue reading

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In Memoriam, Anne Donchin

Anne Donchin 1930-2014 Co-Founder, International Network on Feminist Approaches to Bioethics Professor Emerita of Philosophy (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis) Professor of Philosophy, Philanthropy, and Women’s Studies, 1982-2001 (IUPUI) Director, Women’s Studies, 1990-1992 (IUPUI) Coordinator, Women’s Studies, 1983-1985 (IUPUI) Ph.D. (University of Texas, 1970) M.A. … Continue reading

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