Every two years, the International Association of Bioethics holds the World Congress of Bioethics, at different venues around the world. Since 1996, the Feminist Approaches to Bioethics network (FAB) has held its own gathering as a satellite meeting before the … Continue reading
The FAB 2024 Submission Deadline Extended until Tuesday, October 31st, 2023. … Continue reading
Feminist Bioethics, Cultural Differences, and Lived Experience June 2-3, 2024 in Doha, Qatar Call for Abstracts The Feminist Approaches to Bioethics 2024 congress committee welcomes abstract submissions on any aspect of feminist bioethics. Reflecting the theme of the WCB main … Continue reading
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
A handful of upcoming conferences that would be great places to submit or experience new works in feminist approaches to bioethics. Calls for Proposals due May 15th, 2023 The History & Philosophy of Pregnancy – a hybrid conference at the … Continue reading
On April 21, the US Supreme Court rejected lower court decisions restricting or altogether banning abortion medication Mifepristone and, by extension, the regulatory power of the FDA. The case is now in the hands of the 5th Circuit Court of … Continue reading
Anita Silvers is depicted. She is sitting in her powerchair, which has snazzy black and red detailing. She has pale skin, long blonde hair that is greying, is wearing white slacks and a black turtleneck, and wearing large beaded silver … Continue reading
The International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics welcomes enquiries regarding book reviews. Our process is supportive, so if you’re a student or a more seasoned academic please do consider getting in touch if there is something on your radar … Continue reading
A new study from Oxford University finds that the slightly elevated risk of breast cancer due to use of hormonal birth control pills extends across all forms of hormonal birth control. While earlier findings showing a similar increased risk were … Continue reading
This is how Zahra Nader a freelance journalist describes Afghanistan under current Taliban rule to Amy Goodman on Democracy Now this week. In a week that saw many protests across the world tied to International Women’s Day, a small group … Continue reading
Just passing on this announcement relevant to folks working in feminist bioethics: The Canada Research Chair on Epistemic Injustice and Agency is pleased to host an online workshop on Epistemic Injustice and Agency in Psychiatry and Mental Health, on 10 … Continue reading
The latest episode of FAB Gab is out, and in this episode, Keisha Ray discusses her plenary address from FAB Congress in Basel, in July 2022. Here’s an excerpt from the conversation: “We’re seeing a lot of bioethicists saying bioethics … Continue reading
