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11Some Treatments Over Objection, Not Others, Are Ethically Justifiable When Managing Anorexia NervosaAmerican Journal of Bioethics 23 (8): 99-101. 2023.Ms. Johnson’s case highlights a number of the ethical challenges that can arise when treating anorexia nervosa, including uncertainty about a patient’s decisional capacity, the limitations of treat...
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37A Tale of Two Crises: Addressing Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy as Promoting Racial JusticeHEC Forum 33 (1-2): 143-154. 2021.The year 2020 has yielded twin crises in the United States: a global pandemic and a public reckoning with racism brought about by a series of publicized instances of police violence toward Black men and women. Current data indicate that nationally, Black Americans are three times more likely than White Americans to contract Covid-19, a pattern that underscores the more general phenomenon of health disparity among Black and White Americans. Once exposed, Black Americans are twice as likely to die…Read more
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8Forced Nutrition of a Pediatric Patient with Autism Spectrum DisorderHEC Forum 33 (4): 393-400. 2020.Autism spectrum disorder affects an estimated 1 in 54 children aged 8 years in the United States. For many of these children, there are concomitant eating and/or behavioral challenges that can make managing their nutritional health challenging. This commentary responds to a particularly challenging case in which a pediatric patient with ASD presented to the local hospital’s emergency department with severe weight loss and malnutrition.
Lauren Bunch
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesAssistant Professor
Duke University
PhD
Little Rock, AR, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Public Health |
Biomedical Ethics |
Medical Ethics |
Virtue Ethics |
Areas of Interest
Public Health |
Biomedical Ethics |
Medical Ethics |
Virtue Ethics |