“Born This Way,” LGBTQ+ Rights, and the Politics of Uncertainty
This symposium reveals uncertainty’s relevance to abortion access, the legality of gender-affirming care, intersex rights, and child custody disputes.
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Read more: 303 Creative, Transgender Rights, and the Ongoing Culture Wars 303 Creative, Transgender Rights, and the Ongoing Culture Wars
Courts must investigate alleged government justifications to avoid rubber-stamping restrictions that do nothing but harm.
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Read more: Synthetic Cannabinoids and the Lack of Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Carceral Settings Synthetic Cannabinoids and the Lack of Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Carceral Settings
The inability of prisons and jails to address the drivers of and treat substance use disorders is leading to underexplored health ramifications.
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Read more: Harms and Biases Associated with the Social Determinants of Health Technology Movement Harms and Biases Associated with the Social Determinants of Health Technology Movement
This article addresses key harms and biases associated with the SDOH technology movement.
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Read more: Citational Racism: How Leading Medical Journals Reproduce Segregation in American Medical Knowledge Citational Racism: How Leading Medical Journals Reproduce Segregation in American Medical Knowledge
The American Medical Association has failed to promote greater racial inclusion in its flagship publication, JAMA, despite an explicit pledge to do so.
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Read more: Misleading, Coercive Language in Bills Barring Trans Youth Access to Gender Affirming Care Misleading, Coercive Language in Bills Barring Trans Youth Access to Gender Affirming Care
Don’t be fooled by the savior titles and biased “evidence;” these bills are neither compassionate nor protective.
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Read more: Improving Job Quality and Scheduling Predictability Can Advance Public Health and Reduce Racial Inequities Improving Job Quality and Scheduling Predictability Can Advance Public Health and Reduce Racial Inequities
Working toward improving job quality is a necessary and crucial step toward reducing structural inequities and, ultimately, improving everyone’s health.
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Read more: Litigation Challenges Prioritization of Race or Ethnicity in Allocating COVID-19 Therapies Litigation Challenges Prioritization of Race or Ethnicity in Allocating COVID-19 Therapies
Within a few weeks after the New York guidelines were issued, the federal lawsuits commenced.
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Read more: Affirming Nondiscrimination Rights: HHS Needs to Acknowledge a Private Right of Action for Section 1557 Violations Affirming Nondiscrimination Rights: HHS Needs to Acknowledge a Private Right of Action for Section 1557 Violations
HHS should formally acknowledge that individuals have a legal right to enforce Section 1557 when they experience prohibited health care discrimination.
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Read more: How to Fairly Allocate Scarce COVID-19 Therapies How to Fairly Allocate Scarce COVID-19 Therapies
The same ethical goals identified for vaccine allocation are also relevant for COVID-19 therapy allocation.
