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Book Review Updates
<p>Get in touch to review some of the great titles coming out this year! 2024 is shaping up to be great book year and there were some great titles closing out 2023 as well.. The International Journal of Feminist Approaches … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2024/03/book-review-updates/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Mar 11, 20241 min read


Organizers’ Note: FAB in Qatar 2024
<p>Readers of the IJFAB blog will be aware that the 2024 FAB conference has been facing some unprecedented difficulties. A bit of background: Because FAB arose out of a special interest group on feminist bioethics within IAB, for many years … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2024/03/organizers-note-fab-in-qatar-2024/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Mar 8, 20243 min read


Gaza Health Crises in News and Scholarship
<p>Since our last post on the issue in November, the series of health crises facing Palestinians has worsened considerably. After 140 days of escalated hostilities and ongoing Israeli bombardment, both basic utilities and healthcare infrastructure have been decimated, leaving those … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2024/02/gaza-health-crises-in-news-and-scholarship/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Feb 25, 20243 min read


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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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