The American Journal of Bioethics, Volume 21, Issue 2 (2021)

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The American Journal of Bioethics, Volume 21, Issue 2 (2021)

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GUEST EDITORIALS

Racial Injustice and Meaning Well: A Challenge for Bioethics
Yolonda Y. Wilson
Pages: 1-3
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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The Loud Silence of Racism: It is Killing Us All
Bridgette L. Jones
Pages: 4-6
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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Racism, Broadly Speaking, and the Work of Bioethics: Some Conceptual Matters
Patrick T. Smith
Pages: 7-10
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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Race, Power, and COVID-19: A Call for Advocacy within Bioethics
Zamina Mithani, Jane Cooper & J. Wesley Boyd
Pages: 11-18
Published online: 08 Dec 2020
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Race Based Medicine, Colorblind Disease: How Racism in Medicine Harms Us All
Ruqaiijah Yearby
Pages: 19-27
Published online: 05 Dec 2020
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Racism and Bioethics: The Myth of Color Blindness
Clarence H. Braddock III
Pages: 28-32
Published online: 08 Dec 2020
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OPEN PEER COMMENTARIES

Article Commentary
True Colors: Whiteness in Bioethics
Charlene Galarneau
Pages: 33-35
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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Putting Anti-Racism into Practice as a Healthcare Ethics Consultant
Marion Danis
Pages: 36-38
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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It’s Time for a Black Bioethics
Keisha Shantel Ray
Pages: 38-40
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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Systemic Racism in America and the Call to Action
Stephen Estime & Brian Williams
Pages: 41-43
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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COVID-19 is Not a Story of Race, but a Record of Racism—Our Scholarship Should Reflect That Reality
Jennifer Tsai
Pages: 43-47
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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Race-Conscious Bioethics: The Call to Reject Contemporary Scientific Racism
Jessica P. Cerdeña
Pages: 48-53
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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Beyond the Medical Model: Retooling Bioethics for the Work Ahead
Nancy M. P. King, Gail E. Henderson & Larry R. Churchill
Pages: 53-55
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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Beyond Seeing Race: Centering Racism and Acknowledging Agency Within Bioethics
Jennifer E. James & Corina L. Iacopetti
Pages: 56-58
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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Transforming Bioethics: The Need for Strong Objectivity and Standpoints
Phoebe Friesen
Pages: 58-60
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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Can a Global Bioethical Lens Engender Color Blindness? An Examination of Public Health Disasters
Michael O. S. Afolabi
Pages: 61-64
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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Bioethics as Engaged Activity
Paul Macneill, Christopher F. C Jordens, Deborah Zion & Angus Dawson
Pages: 64-66
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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Addressing Meso-Level Mechanisms of Racism in Medicine
Ashley C. Rondini, Rachel H. Kowalsky & Miranda R. Waggoner
Pages: 66-69
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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Bioethics Advocacy in Ethos, Practice and Metrics
Amelia K. Barwise, Bjoerg Thorsteinsdottir, Megan A. Allyse, Michelle J. Clarke & Karen M. Meagher
Pages: 69-72
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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Counternarrative Themes
John Beverley & Regina Hurley
Pages: 72-74
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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The White Coat: A Counter Narrative
Brooke Cunningham
Pages: 74-76
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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Race and Power at the Bedside: Counter Storytelling in Clinical Ethics Consultation
Aleksandra E. Olszewski, Maya Scott, Arika Patneaude, Elliott M. Weiss & Aaron Wightman
Pages: 77-79
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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Counteracting COVID-19 Healthcare Inequity: Supporting Antiracist Practices at Bedside
Crystal E. Brown & Georgina D. Campelia
Pages: 79-82
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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Updating Race-Based Risk Assessment Algorithms in Clinical Practice: Time for a Systems Approach
Junaid Nabi, Atif Adam, Sophia Kostelanetz & Sana Syed
Pages: 82-85
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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How to Eliminate Racism in Health Care: Building Diversity Competency in a Regional Health Authority in Canada
Allen Alvarez, Sana Fakih & Bashir Jiwani
Pages: 85-88
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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Against the Reification of Race in Bioethics: Anti-Racism without Racial Realism
Adam Hochman
Pages: 88-90
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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Addressing Racism in Medicine Requires Tackling the Broader Problem of Epistemic Injustice
Brandon del Pozo & Josiah D. Rich
Pages: 90-93
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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Black Women and Babies Matter
Bree L Andrews & Lainie Friedman Ross
Pages: 93-95
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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From Paternalism to Engagement: Bioethics Needs a Paradigm Shift to Address Racial Injustice During COVID-19
John Noel Viaña, Sujatha Raman & Marcus Barber
Pages: 96-98
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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To What Extent Are Calls for Greater Minority Representation in COVID Vaccine Research Ethically Justified?
Angela Ballantyne & Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra
Pages: 99-101
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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