Climate change ethics, overcoming ableism in medicine; abortion access disparities; new Hastings scholar to focus on AI ethics
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** August 3, 2022
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** Overcoming Discrimination in Health Care
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** New Project to Explore Educational Approaches
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Equitable health care for all is a bioethical imperative. And discrimination against people with disabilities—ableism—stands in the way of fulfilling that imperative. A new Hastings Center project constitutes the first phase in the development of medical and nursing educational approaches and learning resources to equip medical and nursing students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes they will need to promote equity and justice for patients with disabilities. Funded by the Macy Foundation, the project is led by Erik Parens and Liz Bowen. Read more ([link removed]) .
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** Acting on Climate Change
The Ethical Issues Behind the Policy Debates
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With a landmark climate bill in Congress, a new Hastings Center publication frames the ethical issues behind the policy debates. “No issue demands greater care in balancing benefits and risks than responding to the threat of global climate change,” writes David B. Resnik, a bioethicist at the National Institutes of Health, in a new primer in
The Hastings Center Bioethics Briefings. “Dealing with it fairly and effectively will require thoughtful deliberation and engagement from all sectors of society . . .” Read “Climate Change ([link removed]) .”
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** Abortion Access Disparities
Addressing Unjust Knowledge Gaps
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Disparities in abortion access—exacerbated since the Supreme Court overturned
Roe v. Wade— are health disparities that disproportionately affect people of color, low-income communities, rural Americans, and those with less education. Unjust knowledge gaps are part of the problem, and addressing them is essential to reducing disparities, write Hastings Center project manager-research assistants Margaret M. Matthews, Aashna Lal, and Danielle Pacia in The American Journal of Bioethics. Read more ([link removed]) .
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** Scholar Athmeya Jayaram Joins Center
Focuses on Political Theory & Ethics of AI, Gene Editing Technologies
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Athmeya Jayaram has joined The Hastings Center as a research scholar. He works at the intersection of political theory and technology ethics, particularly on how we can make legitimate and fair decisions on the design and use of AI and gene editing technologies. Read more ([link removed]) .
The Hastings Center seeks to ensure responsible health and science policy and practice. We work to secure the wisest possible use of emerging technologies and fair, compassionate, and just health care for people across their lifespan.
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