Over at the Hastings Center, Nancy Berlinger urges bioethicists to move from outcry to action on migrant crises

In the US, a crisis has arisen due to government handling of much larger than usual numbers of asylum-seeking migrants at the southern border. Most are coming not from Mexico but through Mexico from other Central American and South American … Continue reading

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IJFAB Blog Contributors Interviewed on Today Show On Love and Family When Disability or Difference are Part of the Picture
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  This morning, NBC’s Today Show featured a short piece on the lives of Leah Smith and Joe Stramondo. What the piece did not mention is their scholarship and advocacy work, focusing instead on their family life.  Both have contributed … Continue reading

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Background and Link Roundup on US policies of family separation and internment
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Editor’s Note: This blog entry from the IJFAB Blog Editor provides background on the current US handling of undocumented immigrants crossing at the southern border, on increased detention of immigrants generally including the role of for-profit prison corporations, and on shifts … Continue reading

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Bioethics, Family, and Summer School: Part 3 – Day 2… why DO families matter?
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Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of short blog posts about the bioethics summer school in Groningen, the Netherlands, which is focused on the role of family in the delivery and consumption of health care. Look for others … Continue reading

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