Category Social Justice

Into the Unknown: An Ethicist Reflects on COVID-19

Marika Warren compares her expectations going into the pandemic with the actual ethical challenges that arose.

Expanding Health Literacy to Promote Trust

Vanita Fernandes suggests that the promotion of trust in scientific institutions and governing bodies should be an expanded aim of health literacy.

What is “Pathologization”? Part II. Disorder and Difference

Rashad Rehman and Darius J. Bägli draw on the example of congenital adrenal hyperplasia in order to outline appropriate uses of the term “disorder” versus “difference” of sexual development.

What is “Pathologization”? Part I

Rashad Rehman delineates what pathologization means, drawing upon the example of differences and disorders of sexual development.

What Counts as a COVID-19 Pandemic Success Story?

Chris Kaposy draws lessons from diverging claims of success versus failure in the management of the pandemic in Florida and Canada.