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Does the Right to Health Enhance Patient Rights?

Bill of Health

Despite the value of a constitutionally enshrined right to health, such a guarantee, on its own, does not ensure patient rights or a nuanced understanding of patient-centered care. This article will consider the case study of Brazil as an example.

Bioethics 144
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Symposium Introduction: Addressing Technoableism: Reforming Infrastructure and Disability Representation

Bill of Health

It is essential reading; the article points to the cruelty in how we situate advice and research around screen time for autistic people — and speaks to a much broader field of research that serves to always compare and situate autistic kids against typical peers, and never letting autistic kids be autistic and respected on their own terms.

Doctors 293
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Call for Submissions – Symposium on Disability and Climate Change

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If selected, draft articles will be due on or before February 1, 2023. Disability-inclusive climate decision-making and solutions are not only essential for safeguarding the lives and dignity of persons with disabilities, but may also enhance the equity and effectiveness of the global transition to climate-resilient and low-carbon societies.

Bioethics 144