Native Reproductive Justice: Practices and Policies from Relinquishment to Family Preservation
Native reproductive health has been weaponized for the purposes of control, robbing Native women of their self-determination.
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Read more: The Indian Child Welfare Act: Preserving Families Is in Children’s Best Interests The Indian Child Welfare Act: Preserving Families Is in Children’s Best Interests
Adoption isn’t the sole answer, but when it is the answer, ICWA protects Native children’s best interests.
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Read more: Voices of Indian Adoption Voices of Indian Adoption
It’s inhumane to place an American Indian child in the midst of white America whose cultural derision is overwhelmingly evident.
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Read more: Striving Towards Ethical Adoption Practice Striving Towards Ethical Adoption Practice
In the United States, the practices of adoption are rarely oriented towards the goals of anti-racism, child-centeredness, and reproductive justice.
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Read more: Understanding Transracial Adoption: Life-long Transformations, Not Frictionless Transactions Understanding Transracial Adoption: Life-long Transformations, Not Frictionless Transactions
Adoption has been and continues to be many things, but “frictionless” isn’t one of them.
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Read more: Institutional Racism and the Rights of Black Fathers Institutional Racism and the Rights of Black Fathers
Two closed adoptions. Two Black men who weren’t allowed to be fathers to their daughters. One system designed to shut them out.
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Read more: How to Construct Better Organ Donation Policy and Achieve Health Equity How to Construct Better Organ Donation Policy and Achieve Health Equity
A choice-preserving opt-out framework can help balance the need for more organs with liberal societies’ aversion to paternalism.
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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: Weathering the Climate Crisis: The Health Benefits and Policy Challenges of Home Weatherization Weathering the Climate Crisis: The Health Benefits and Policy Challenges of Home Weatherization
Weatherization is an important tool to meet vulnerable communities’ energy needs, and to combat negative health effects of climate change.
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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.
