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Articles at the Intersection of Race, Bioethics, and Health

 

Racism has not been a prominent topic in the bioethics literature. In spring of 2021, when this webpage was launched, a PubMed search on (JAMA x racism) and (NEJM x racism) yields 97 articles. Some of these are listed below. It is worth noting that a large proportion of the articles listed here are part of recent special issues of two bioethics journals. The AMA Journal of Ethics issues focus more directly on health inequities, though racism is obviously implicated:

The American Journal of Bioethics (AJOB) February 2021 special issues focus explicitly on racism, with three target articles:

open peer commentaries:

  • Andrews BL, Friedman Ross L. Black Women and Babies Matter. The American Journal of Bioethics 2021, 21(2): 93-95. doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2020.1861384.
  • Beverly J, Hurley R. Counternarrative Themes. The American Journal of Bioethics 2021, 21(2): 72-74. doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2020.1861378.
  • Macneill P, Jordens CFC, Zion D, Dawson A. Bioethics as Engaged Activity. The American Journal of Bioethics 2021, 21(2): 64-66. doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2020.1861376.

and three guest editorials: