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Megan Rapinoe and Joy in the Bodies We Have
<p>“Close your knees, girl!” –my Aunt Carolyn to me, age 6 “You’re such a monster!” “Yeah, Crane monster!” “Cranemonster!” –kids when I played soccer/football hard during PE (my maiden name: Crane) “Not only is there a typical style of throwing … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2019/07/megan-rapinoe-and-joy-in-the-bodies-we-have/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Jul 7, 20198 min read


The American Medical Association has been “neutral” on state abortion law. That has ended.
<p>The American Medical Association is intervening in the rapid increase of state legal restrictions on abortion for the first time, according to an article published in TIME magazine this morning. The American Medical Association is suing North Dakota to block … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2019/07/the-american-medical-association-has-been-neutral-on-abortion-that-has-ended/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Jul 1, 20192 min read


The Power of Small Things
<p>In this moving commencement address, Lucila Hanane Takjerad reminds us how dependent we are on small acts of generosity and kindness Erectile dysfunction is said to be a solemn disorder which becomes even worse by the course of time if … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2019/06/the-power-of-small-things/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Jun 28, 20191 min read


Over at the Hastings Center, Nancy Berlinger urges bioethicists to move from outcry to action on migrant crises
<p>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 … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2019/06/over-at-the-hastings-center-nancy-berlinger-urges-bioethicists-to-move-from-outcry-to-action-on-migrant-crises/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span
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Jun 27, 20193 min read


Large outbreaks of deadly diseases the “new normal” according to World Health Organization
<p>As the second largest Ebola outbreak rages on in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization warns that large-scale outbreaks of deadly diseases like Ebola may be the new normal. The Democratic Republic of Congo has seen over … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2019/06/large-outbreaks-of-deadly-diseases-the-new-normal-according-to-world-health-organization/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Jun 13, 20192 min read


Obstetric Violence in Egypt’s Maternal Health System
<p>Merette Khalil, an Egyptian doula, has spoken out regarding an epidemic of obstetric violence in Egypt’s maternal health system. Khalil cites existing scientific literature which describes obstetric violence as ranging “from the denial of the comfort of a companion of … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2019/06/obstetric-violence-in-egypts-maternal-health-system/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Jun 5, 20193 min read


World Health Organization no longer recognizing transgender health issues as “disorders”
<p>Big changes to the World Health Organization’s global manual of diagnoses will no longer classify transgender health issues as mental and behavioral disorders. The new version instead discusses issues of “gender incongruence” in a chapter on sexual health. Photo courtesy … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2019/05/world-health-organization-no-longer-recognizing-transgender-health-issues-as-disorders/">Continue reading <span clas
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May 30, 20192 min read


Cruel and Inefficient: The Difficulty of Aging and Dying Well in America
<p>James Sheridan Wood 1931-2019 Died peacefully in hospice May 22, 2019 after a long struggle by his family to get him end-of-life care in the U.S. health care system. I wish I could write about the spiritual and emotional meaningfulness … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2019/05/cruel-and-inefficient-the-difficulty-of-aging-and-dying-well-in-america/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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May 29, 20193 min read


Western University Researchers Release Report Advocating for More “Time to Attach” for People Who Provide Permanency to Children
<p>EDITOR’S NOTE: This blog entry comes to us from Heather Stewart, M.A. Stewart is a Ph.D. candidate at Western University and is a member of the Time to Attach Research Team. Here, she speaks about the feminist bioethics issue of … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2019/05/western-researchers-release-report-advocating-for-more-time-to-attach-for-people-who-provide-permanency-to-children/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span>
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May 22, 20198 min read


International experts call for compulsory measles vaccination
<p>After using computer modeling to predict how many cases could occur, Italian researchers from the Bruno Kessler Foundation and Bocconi University believe that voluntary vaccination programs will not be sufficient to contain outbreaks in the years to come. Concerns were … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2019/05/international-experts-call-for-compulsory-measles-vaccination/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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May 17, 20192 min read


Sex-selective abortions may have stopped the birth of 23 million girls since 1970
<p>A recent large scale analysis of worldwide population data suggests sex-selective abortions have led to at least 23 million fewer girls being born, mainly in China and India. Sons are valued over daughters in many societies, for both social and … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2019/04/sex-selective-abortions-may-have-stopped-the-birth-of-23-million-girls-since-1970/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Apr 29, 20192 min read


IVF clinics targeting and deceiving older women according to UK fertility watchdog
<p>Sally Cheshire, the chairwoman of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), a UK fertility watchdog group, has warned that private IVF clinics are using “selective success rates” to target older women. While the chances of successfully conceiving with IVF … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2019/04/ivf-clinics-targeting-and-deceiving-older-women-according-to-uk-fertility-watchdog/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav
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Apr 22, 20192 min read


“Three person baby” born in Greece
<p>A baby boy has been born in Greece as the result of an experimental form of in-vitro fertilization that uses an egg from the mother, sperm from the father, and another egg from a donor woman. The mitochondria–the small compartments … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2019/04/three-person-baby-born-in-greece/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Apr 14, 20192 min read


Venezuela in the midst of major health emergency
<p>A new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Human Rights Watch suggests Venezuela is in the midst of a major health emergency. While the crisis began two years after the economic crisis in 2010, it … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2019/04/venezuela-in-the-midst-of-major-health-emergency/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Apr 6, 20192 min read


DRESS CODES
<p>It’s not only in Afghanistan or the Middle East that dress codes are used to reinforce traditional gender roles and the subjugation of women and girls. This recent article in the Washington Post reports on the successful suit of three … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2019/03/dress-codes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Mar 31, 20193 min read


Bisexual Microaggressions in Medical Contexts
<p>We recently shared an IJFAB Blog guest blog by Heather Stewart and Lauren Freeman on microaggressions facing transgender folks seeking medical care. In this blog, Heather Stewart focuses on microaggressions facing bisexual persons in medical contexts. Stewart addresses numerous features … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2019/03/bisexual-microaggressions-in-medical-contexts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Mar 27, 20197 min read


“Smuggling” of live human embryos into India
<p>A Malaysian man was arrested at Mumbai International Airport for “smuggling” a live human embryo into India. The man had a nitrogen canister containing a single live human embryo. Officials have determined that the embryo was destined for a top … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2019/03/smuggling-of-live-human-embryos-into-india/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Mar 25, 20192 min read


Phrenology
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Mar 22, 20192 min read


C-Section Mortality Rates 50x Higher in 22 African countries
<p>The maternal mortality rate following a C-section in Africa may be 50 times higher than that of high-income countries, according to a study of more than 3,500 mothers from 22 African countries, published in The Lancet Global Health journal. Maternal … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2019/03/c-section-mortality-rates-50x-higher-in-africa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Mar 19, 20192 min read


In Memoriam: Anita Silvers (1940-2019)
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