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A Typical Treatment: Abortion and Medical Sexism; Jill B. Delston, PhD, Associate Teaching Professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis; 5-Mar-2023
26 minutes Posted Mar 5, 2023 at 7:00 pm.
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The fetus supposedly justifies overriding patient autonomy in at least some reproductive health cases. However, since the case of contraception includes the same attitudes, behaviors, and practices, but no fetus exists, we can see that sexism is the true underlying reason for the widespread abuse of patient autonomy in reproductive health. Dr. Jill B. Delston is associate teaching professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Her monograph is entitled Medical Sexism: Contraception Access, Reproductive Medicine, and Health Care (Lexington Books, 2019). Delston is the co-editor of a textbook entitled Applied Ethics: A Multicultural Approach, Eds. 5 and 6.