Meeting the Moment: Bioethics in the Time of Black Lives Matter
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Date
2021
Authors
Russell, Camisha
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Journal ISSN
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Publisher
Taylor and Francis Group
Abstract
In this article, I begin by describing what I call this Black Lives Matter moment in the US. I then offer three reasons for considering racism as a bioethical issue, the least discussed of which is the way in which racism acts as a barrier to the creation of better healthcare systems. Next, I argue that the concept of race itself constitutes a bioethical issue in a way that is not fully reducible to racism. Finally, I discuss how we, both bioethicists and health care professionals, might meet this moment by identifying individual points of responsibility (beyond liability) for structural injustice.
Description
13 pages.
Keywords
race, culture/ethnicity, public health, health care delivery
Citation
Camisha Russell (2021): Meeting the Moment: Bioethics in the Time of Black Lives Matter, The American Journal of Bioethics, DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2021.2001093