Category Disability

Gatekeeping Through Ableism: A Fractured Calling

Danielle Gibbs Koenitzer contends that ableism in nursing education functions as a form of gatekeeping, which silences disabled voices, narrows the definition of who can be a nurse, and reinforces outdated ideals of competence and care.

Relational Autonomy & Public Funding for Noninvasive Prenatal Testing

Biplab Kumar Halder shares how a relational autonomy framework informed his research regarding public funding of Noninvasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT).

Are Your Medical Photographs on the Internet?

Chris Kaposy and Zack Marshall reveal that patient photographs in medical case reports are often picked up by Google Images, which makes these sensitive images widely available.

Intellectual Disabilities and Autism: Ethics and Practice

Andria Bianchi and Janet A. Vogt introduce their new book which investigates ethical issues in the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and autistic people in health care and in other social contexts.

Bioethics Leaders Should Demand a Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza

Cara Hunt, Ayden Eilmus, and Basel Tarab call for bioethicists to advocate for a permanent ceasefire and protection of medical facilities and personnel in Gaza.