Medical Sexism

Contraception Access, Reproductive Medicine, and Health Care

Jill B. Delston (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

360 Seiten

2019
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-5821-1 (ISBN)

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Why do some doctors routinely deny birth control refills without additional tests, and why do some doctors disrespect patient autonomy in decisions about abortions, labor and delivery, organ transplants, and more? This book argues that medical sexism is a major cause of this pervasive mistreatment.

Doctors routinely deny patients access to hormonal birth control prescription refills, and this issue has broad interest for feminism, biomedical ethics, and applied ethics in general. Medical Sexism argues that such practices violate a variety of legal and moral standards, including medical malpractice, informed consent, and human rights. Jill B. Delston makes the case that medical sexism serves as a major underlying cause of these systemic and persistent violations. Delston also considers other common abuses in the medical field, such as policy on abortion access and treatment in childbirth. Delston argues that sexism is a better explanation for the widespread abuse of patient autonomy in reproductive health and health care generally. Identifying, addressing, and rooting out medical sexism is necessary to successfully protect medical and moral values.

Jill B. Delston is associate teaching professor of philosophy at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Dedication: For Eleanor and Beatrix

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Paternalism, Pap Tests, and the Pill

Chapter 1: Doctors Denying Drugs: The Role of Physicians in Contraception Access and Why It Matters

Chapter 2: Contraception Care Corrupted: Negative Health Outcomes of Limited Access to Birth Control

Chapter 3: In Conceivable Care: A Case of Medical Malpractice

Chapter 4: Pre Conceived Notions: Some Ethical Considerations in Denying Patients Needed Care

Chapter 5: Fertile Ground for Bias: Medical Sexism Explains the Practice

Chapter 6: A Typical Treatment: Abortion

Chapter 7: The Two-Body Problem: Medical Sexism in Reproductive Health

Chapter 8: Losing Patients: Broader Implications for Medical Sexism

Chapter 9: Grace Period: Solutions and Conclusions

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Erscheinungsdatum	16.10.2019
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	712 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	1-4985-5821-6 / 1498558216
ISBN-13	978-1-4985-5821-1 / 9781498558211
Zustand	Neuware