Disability

  • Read more: Is Pregnancy a “Disability” in the Ebola Epidemic?

    Is Pregnancy a “Disability” in the Ebola Epidemic?

    By Kelsey Berry Much of the recent Ebola coverage has brought to the forefront principles of disaster triage and served as a reminder of the inescapability of rationing health care resources. A piece in The New Yorker recently highlighted the plight of pregnant women and their apparent exclusion from standard Ebola wards in Sierra Leone. Professor and Ethicist Nir…

  • Read more: The Society for Philosophy and Disability Is Official

    The Society for Philosophy and Disability Is Official

    By Nir Eyal With an approved constitution, elected officials and now, recognition from all three divisions of the American Philosophical Association (APA), a new society is finally official. The Society for Philosophy and Disability, or SPD, will hold its first two sessions at the February 2013 Central APA meeting in New Orleans. SPD is a…