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Overcoming Covid Vaccine Hesitancy Among Minnesota’s Somali Muslims
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayWhen Covid-19 vaccines first became available last year, Somali Muslims in Minnesota--the largest Somali Muslim population in North America-- were fearful and, consequently, their vaccination rate was low and their Covid-19 rate was high. But health professionals and community representatives worked together to understand and overcome their vaccine hesitancy.Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Three Lessons from Leah
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Black Bioethics and How the Failures of the Profession Paved the Way for Its Existence
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayIn many ways, black bioethics can be explained very simply as the exploration and interrogation of any event, ideal, technological advancement, person, or institution that directly or indirectly affects the health or well-being of black (loosely defined) individuals or the black population. Black bioethics is taking what we do in bioethics and specifically applying it to black people. But in other ways black bioethics is more than this; it is a rebellion against bioethics.Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
“If the virus doesn’t kill us, the stress and anxiety will.” Immigrants during Covid
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayGrowing isolation, financial challenges and disease burden during the Covid-19 pandemic threaten to worsen the mental health needs of the entire U.S. population. These challenges are heightened among immigrants with untreated chronic mental health conditions as they experience added psychological distress owing to harsh immigration policies and worsening structural barriers to health during the pandemic.Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Immigrant DNA Collection: Fighting Crime or Moral Panic
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayLast week, the Trump Administration proposed a new rule that would “require DNA-sample collection from individuals who are arrested, facing charges, or convicted, and from non-United States persons who are detained under the authority of the United States.” Collecting DNA of people detained under the Department of Homeland Security is not permitted under U.S. law. The proposed rule aims to change that.Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Immigrant Health and the Moral Scandal of the “Public Charge” Rule
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayA long-anticipated policy change proposed by the Trump administration that would count the use of many federally-subsidized programs against immigrants currently eligible to use them threatens public health and would undermine ethical practice in health professions and systems.Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Beyond Breaking News: Ways of Seeing Migrants and Their Children
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Health Care Access for Undocumented Immigrants under the Trump Administration
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayHealth care access is local; creating, financing, expanding, or restricting health care access for a low-income population involves local, state, and federal policies. During the Obama administration, health insurance for the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States remained...Read the Post