Why We Need a LatinX Bioethics Subfield

by Joanne Suarez, MBE With attention to race and ethnocultural perspectives, LatinX Bioethics is concerned with addressing the ethical and moral issues impacting LatinX communities. In this transdisciplinary field, the voices of scholars, artists, and activists are essential for highlighting LatinX perspectives and ethical concerns. Some pressing bioethical issues are immigration reform, health disparities, LatinX research inclusion, representation in the bioethics field, and family dynamics in physician-patient relationships. We need a LatinX Bioethics because the justice and flourishing of under-represented minorities in bioethics relies on having a protected space for interrogating the issues that impact our communities.…
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