FABGab 2025 - Episode 4: Andrew Frederick Smith & Mercer Gary

This episode we are talking Dr Andrew Frederick Smith and Dr Mercer Gary (both from Drexel University) about their paper with colleagues, Dr Shelbi Nahwilet Meissner (University of Maryland) and Dr Joel M. Reynolds (Georgetown University): "Progressive Reckonings, Indigenous Feminist Praxis, and Resisting the Common Roots of Reproductive and Climate Injustice" (available in Issue 18/1). It's a great paper making very helpful connections to think through these urgent and yet perennial topics. A transcript is available here

This episode we are talking Dr Shadi Heidarifar, an Assistant Professor in Bioethics  in the College of Medicine at Roseman University of Health Sciences. Her paper " Toward a Feminist Model for Women’s Healthcare: The Problem of False Consciousness and the Moral Status of Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery" (available in Issue 17/2) is a great read and we have a really great discussion about her work. Check it out! We have had some logistical and technical difficulties of late with the podcast, but we are hoping to resolve this and have more regular content out soon.

This week, we're talking to Dr. Richard Matthews about his paper, "The Moral Asymmetry of Conscientious Provision and Conscientious Refusal, Insights from Oppression and Allyship,"which is available in Volume 17, Issue 1.Listeners may also be interested in the following paper, given the discussion of mandated transvaginal ultrasounds in abortion bills:Green, K. A. (2013). Humiliation, degradation, penetration: What legislatively required pre-abortion transvaginal ultrasounds and rape have in common. J. Crim. L. & Criminology, 103, 1171.Transcript available here, many thanks to Hannah Carpenter for her work on this.

After a bit of a hiatus, we’re back and will be publishing an episode monthly. In this episode, hosts Emma Tumilty and Danica Davies talk with Zoe Tongue about her paper, "Locating Abortion and Contraception on the Obstetric Violence Continuum" appearing in Volume 17, Issue 1 of the International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics. We'd like to also thank Hannah Carpenter, PhD candidate in the Department of Bioethics and Health Humanities at the University of Texas Medical Branch for her support in correcting the transcript.

In this episode, hosts Emma Tumilty and Danica Davies talk with Dirk LaFaut about his paper with co-author Gily Coene "Autonomy Without Borders? Understanding the Impact of Undocumented Residence Status on Healthcare Relationships in Belgium" appearing in Volume 16, Issue 2 of the International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics. We (Emma and Danica) have recently taken over the podcast and have some sound quality issues in the first three episodes but these resolve over time. Bear with us! We'd like to also thank Johanna Wellesley, PhD candidate in the Department of Bioethics and Health Humanities at the University of Texas Medical Branch for her support in correcting the transcript.

In this episode, new hosts Emma Tumilty and Danica Davies talk with Wendy Rogers about her paper with co-author Jacqueline Dalziell "What Feminist Bioethics can bring to Synthetic Biology" appearing in Volume 16, Issue 2 of the International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics. We (Emma and Danica) have newly taken over the podcast and have some sound quality issues in the first three episodes but these resolve over time. Bear with us! We'd like to also thank Johanna Wellesley, PhD candidate in the Department of Bioethics and Health Humanities at the University of Texas Medical Branch for her support in correcting the transcript. You can view the transcript here

In this episode, new hosts Emma Tumilty and Danica Davies talk with Vicki Toscano about her paper "The Responsibility Objection to Thomson Re-imagined: What If Men Were Held to a Parallel Standard?" appearing in Volume 16, Issue 2 of the International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics. We (Emma and Danica) have newly taken over the podcast and have some sound quality issues in the first three episodes but these resolve over time. Bear with us! We'd like to also thank Johanna Wellesley, PhD candidate in the Department of Bioethics and Health Humanities at the University of Texas Medical Branch for her support in correcting the transcript. You can view the transcript here: https://tinyurl.com/FabGabEp1-Transcript

Hosted and produced by Kathryn MacKay Guest: Emma Tumilty - the New Host! Transcript: provided by Otter.ai Music: The City Sleeps by Death by Ginger

Hosted and produced by Kathryn MacKay Guests: Shehani Jayawickrama⁠ & ⁠Georgia Loutrianakis⁠, University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas Paper: 'Air Ball:Missing the Net on Female Elite Athletes' Reproductive Health', IJFAB 16: 1, Spring 2023, pp 21-33. Transcript: provided by Otter.ai Music: The City Sleeps by Death by Ginger

Hosted and produced by Kathryn MacKay Guest: Corinne Berzon, Bar Ilan University, and Sara Cohen Shabot, University of Haifa Paper: 'Obstetric Violence and Vulnerability: A Bioethical Approach,' IJFAB: International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics 16:1, Spring 2023, pp. 52-76 Transcript: provided by Otter.ai Music: The City Sleeps by Death by Ginger