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Calls for Abstracts & Papers Ripe for International/Feminist/Bioethics Approaches
<p>March 1st Deadline: Call for Papers in the Centennial Celebration of the work of Mary Warnock (1924-2019) The Journal of Applied Philosophy (JOAP) plans a special issue to commemorate Mary Warnock’s centennial with the final issue of the 2024 volume. … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2024/02/calls-for-abstracts-papers-ripe-for-international-feminist-bioethics-approaches/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Feb 8, 20243 min read
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Submit to New Series on Health & Incarceration
<p>See the below call, which would benefit greatly from feminist bioethical analyses of a range of issues at the intersection of health and incarceration. _____________ The Hastings Center Report: Special Series on Health and Incarceration Incarceration has been intertwined with bioethics … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2024/01/submit-to-new-series-on-health-incarceration/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Jan 28, 20242 min read
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In The News: Trans Health is a Local and Global Issue
<p>2024 is kicking off with… a lot of proposed anti-trans legislation and policies. Aspects of anti-trans sentiment and action can feel very particular to local, regional, or national politics and attitudes. Yet the fact of anti-trans legislation and regulation is … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2024/01/in-the-news-trans-health-is-a-local-and-global-issue/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Jan 16, 20243 min read
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Feminist Bioethics Spotlight Series
<p>Feminist Bioethicists, are you interested in spotlighting you and your work in the IJFAB Blog? We want to hear from you! The editors of the IJFAB Blog are starting a new series that spotlights researchers at all career stages working … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2023/11/feminist-bioethics-spotlight-series/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Nov 29, 20232 min read
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Spotlight: October 2023 Issue of IJFAB
<p>We’re pleased to present the table of contents and abstracts from the latest issue of IJFAB: International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics. For the full issue, see University of Toronto Journals. Dirk Lafaut & Gily Coene, “Autonomy Without Borders? … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2023/11/spotlight-october-2023-issue-of-ijfab/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Nov 25, 20237 min read
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FAB Gab Update: handing over the reins
<p>The latest mini-episode of FAB Gab is out now, to announce an exciting change! Emma Tumilty will be taking over as host of FAB Gab, and Kathryn is stepping back after 3 years at the helm. In this episode, Emma … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2023/11/fab-gab-update-handing-over-the-reins/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Nov 9, 20231 min read
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News Roundup: Health Crises in Gaza
<p>The ongoing Israeli siege and bombardment of Gaza has exacerbated existing health crises and ignited new ones. We offer a list of reputable news sources addressing the mutli-faceted threats to health and healthcare delivery in the occupied Palestinian territories. The … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2023/11/news-roundup-health-crises-in-gaza/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Nov 6, 20232 min read
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Update on FAB Congress 2024 in Doha, Qatar
<p>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 … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2023/10/update-on-fab-congress-2024-in-doha-qatar/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Oct 22, 20234 min read
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FAB 2024 Submission Deadline Extended!
<p>The FAB 2024 Submission Deadline Extended until Tuesday, October 31st, 2023. … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2023/09/fab-2024-submission-deadline-extended/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Sep 29, 20231 min read
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CFA: FAB Congress 2024 in Doha, Qatar
<p>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 … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2023/08/cfa-fab-congress-2024-in-doha-qatar/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Aug 16, 20234 min read
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We Need Trustworthy Institutions: Some Lessons from Discriminatory Triage Policies During Covid-19
<p>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 … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2023/06/we-need-trustworthy-institutions-some-lessons-from-discriminatory-triage-policies-during-covid-19/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rar
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Jun 23, 20236 min read
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Upcoming Feminist/Bioethics Conference Roundup
<p>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 … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2023/05/upcoming-feminist-bioethics-conference-roundup/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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May 9, 20232 min read
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Obstructing access to gender affirming care in Missouri: the Missouri Attorney General’s “emergency order” goes into effect today, and it’s not about informed consent or pro...
<p>UPDATE: A number of advocacy groups have sued to prevent the rule from going into effect, including the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) and Southampton Community Healthcare in St. Louis. The petition says “The Rule targets gender-affirming care with unprecedented … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2023/04/obstructing-access-to-gender-affirming-care-in-missouri-the-missouri-attorney-generals-emergency-order-goes-into-effect-today-and-
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Apr 27, 20237 min read
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FAB Gab Episode 31 – Jane Dryden on the Microbiome and the Imperative of Normalcy
<p>In this episode of FAB Gab, Jane Dryden talks about her recently-published paper about the way that microbiome research reflects and reinforces the imperative of normalcy in health and medicine. Through the two cases of obesity and of autism, Dryden … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2023/04/fab-gab-episode-31-jane-dryden-on-the-microbiome-and-the-imperative-of-normalcy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Apr 26, 20232 min read
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Mifepristone Round-Up
<p>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 … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2023/04/mifepristone-round-up/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Apr 22, 20231 min read
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An APA Pacific Meeting With(out) Anita Silvers
<p>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 … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2023/04/an-apa-pacific-meeting-without-anita-silvers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Apr 20, 20236 min read
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Books, books, everywhere…
<p>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 … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2023/04/books-books-everywhere/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Apr 13, 20231 min read
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New study on hormonal birth control risks
<p>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 … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2023/03/new-study-on-hormonal-birth-control-risks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Mar 30, 20232 min read
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Feminist Approaches to Bioethics Works-In-Progress Session
<p>On Monday, April 3rd at 12pm Pacific/3pm Eastern (find your local time zone here) the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) affinity group on Feminist Approaches to Bioethics is hosting a virtual works-in-progress session for scholars to get feedback … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2023/03/feminist-approaches-to-bioethics-works-in-progress-session/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Mar 28, 20232 min read
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FAB Gab Episode 30: Karen Davis on women’s pain and breaking through isolation
<p>This month, on FAB Gab, Karen Davis speaks about her paper in the new Spring 2023 issue of IJFAB, which is about women’s experiences of pain and how dialogue with sympathetic others can break isolation. Karen’s work stems from her … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2023/03/fab-gab-episode-30-karen-davis-on-womens-pain-and-breaking-through-isolation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Mar 23, 20231 min read
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