Labels commonly used in clinical settings, like “elective” or “therapeutic,” influence how we think about the justifiability of abortion. We talk with Professor Katie Watson and Dr Maryl Sackeim about how the language clinicians use to describe abortion can affect patients’ experiences and even cause harm.

Professor Katie Watson joins Ethics Talk to discuss what clinicians need to know about changes to the post-June 2022 legal, ethical, and clinical landscape of abortion care in the US.

Professor Michele Bratcher Goodwin joins Ethics Talk to consider how members of different US Supreme Courts have interpreted the US Constitution in ways that have supported or undermined liberty in surprising ways.

Professor Katie Watson joins Ethics Talk to consider key questions about clinical and legal risk management for clinicians trying keep patients safe and for patients with complex pregnancies trying to stay alive.

Leaders from a coalition of environmental, human rights, and religious organizations talk about the need to enact a nationwide moratorium on utilities shutoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Christopher Ogolla talks about applying equal protection under the US Constitution to advance health equity.

Dr Nancy Krieger talks about the negative health impact of historical injustices and systemic racism such as Jim Crow on African American and other minoritized communities.

Dr Vivian Shaw and Ms Susanna Park talk about the invisibility of anti-Asian racism before, during and beyond this COVID-19 pandemic.

Pain is recognized as an adverse effect of medication abortion, but its management has been understudied.

A midwife in the 1800s deserves our attention following the US Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization in June 2022.