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2. Rethinking the issue of reparations for Black Americans.
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HEALTH services accessibility , *HISPANIC Americans , *ENSLAVED persons , *SOCIAL justice , *INSTITUTIONAL racism , *RACIAL inequality , *PSYCHOLOGY of Native Americans , *PSYCHOSOCIAL factors , *HEALTH equity , *ETHNIC groups , *COVID-19 pandemic , *AFRICAN Americans , *BIOETHICS - Abstract
The differential impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on communities of color in the United States along with the civil unrest taking place in 2020 in response to the killing of unarmed Black men and women by the police have increased awareness of the structural racism pervading US society. These developments have reraised the issue of reparations for Black Americans, usually proposed in the context of providing financial compensation for the injustices of slavery to the descendants of those who were enslaved. This paper will discuss the systematic racial inequality and structural racism in US society that have significantly disadvantaged racial and ethnic minorities while giving advantages to white Americans, which most recently have resulted in significantly higher mortality and morbidity among Black, Hispanic, and Native Americans during the pandemic. The paper will conceptualize reparations within the context of theories of reparative justice. It will also consider whether reparations are owed, and if so, by whom, to whom, and in what form. The final section will offer a proposal for collective reparations to the Black community and other people of color. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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3. Racism in child welfare: Ethical considerations of harm.
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Berkman, Emily, Brown, Emily, Scott, Maya, and Adiele, Alicia
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CHILD abuse , *RACISM , *HEALTH services accessibility , *BLACK people , *HEALTH status indicators , *CHILD welfare , *ETHNIC groups , *BIOETHICS , *COVID-19 pandemic - Abstract
Racism has resulted in significant disproportionality and disparity in the US child welfare system. Being Black is not an inherent risk factor for child abuse and neglect yet Black children are almost twice as likely to be victims of substantiated abuse and neglect claims compared to other racial groups. Addressing the disproportionality within the child welfare system due to systemic racism falls squarely under the purview of bioethics. In this paper, we briefly review the impact of racism on child welfare. We then discuss some ethical considerations that mandatory healthcare reporters should think through when determining whether to report potential abuse and neglect. Specifically, we discuss the need for a broader consideration of what constitutes harm. We then present a hypothetical composite case to illuminate where and how bias can enter the process of referral to child protective services (CPS). We encourage thoughtful reporting with consideration of social and historical context and alternative explanations for worrisome findings. We recommend using evidence, avoiding assumptions by seeking clarification from families and ensuring internal consistency. When contemplating CPS referral, medical providers should feel empowered to ask questions if there is concern for potential bias. The ultimate goal is to protect children from harm. If there are clear safety concerns—they must be addressed. However, in the many cases where the safety concern is less tangible, we need to expand our considerations of the harms that can befall children, especially children of color. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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4. Causation and Injustice: Locating the injustice of racial and ethnic health disparities.
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NATIVE Americans , *HEALTH services accessibility , *BLACK people , *HISPANIC Americans , *SOCIAL justice , *HEALTH status indicators , *INSTITUTIONAL racism , *SOCIOECONOMIC factors , *HEALTH equity , *ETHNIC groups , *COVID-19 pandemic , *CAUSALITY (Physics) - Abstract
The COVID‐19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on the health of Black Americans, Latinx or Hispanic Americans, and American Indians. These disparities are deeply unjust, in part, because they are the causal result of racism at both the interpersonal and structural levels. This paper argues, however, that establishing a causal connection between racism and health disparities is not the only way to explain the injustice of these disparities. The COVID‐19 health disparities are arguably unjust because health equity is a "free‐standing" demand of justice, an obligation of reparative justice, a remedy to structural injustice, and part of dismantling pernicious racial concepts. Identifying multiple accounts of injustice may lower the evidentiary bar for our normative claims and help us to identify alternative policy pathways for ending health inequity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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