Womanist Bioethics

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This course examines the ways that various theologies which center marginalized populations in moral reasoning can influence the methodology and content of contemporary bioethics. The course will investigate historical critiques of bioethics with respect to addressing the needs of marginalized populations and critically analyze the significant import that womanist, feminist, and mujerista theologies have for bioethics. Specific bioethics cases provide the foundation for examining Black women's and other vulnerable populations' (including Native American, Indigenous Pacific Islander, poor rural whites, Latinx, immigrants) experience, empowerment, and health outcomes. Various theological and philosophical perspectives will inform our understanding of the ways in which difference (class, race, gender, ability, sexual orientation, and ethnicity) structures individuals' interactions with the health care system