Undisciplinary
Each episode, sometimes academics, Courtney Hempton, Jane Williams and Chris Mayes take an undisciplined dive (i.e. bellyflop) into the underwater caverns of history, ethics and politics of health. They are joined by a cocktail of erudite, cantankerous and more qualified guests to talk through everything from the history of feminist bioethics to why acronyms are a curse and unnecessary evil. Plus, they break down the latest biopolitical news, discuss #bioethicstwitter bin-fires, and dig up forgotten gems from the archive. New episodes drop every Thursday.
Undisciplinary
Abortion in Australia: What does the overturning of Roe v Wade have to do with it?
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Season 5
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Episode 5
In this episode Jane and Chris discuss the consequences of overturning Roe v Wade and its relevance to Australia or otherwise. Joining them in this conversion is Dr Rebekah McWhirter.
Bek is a senior lecturer in health law and ethics in the School of Medicine at Deakin University. Her research interests include ethical and legal issues in health, Indigenous genetics, and empirical research methods in ethical and legal research. She has qualifications in law, public health and history.
Resources discussed include:
- Abortion and Professional Secrecy A. V. M. Anderson; Medical Journal of Australia 1924 Vol. 2 Issue 19 Pages 495-498 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1924.tb62321.x
- Medical abortion in Australia: a short history B. Baird, Reproductive Health Matters 2015 Vol. 23 Issue 46 Pages 169-176 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1016/j.rhm.2015.10.002
- Prof Theunis Roux What does the US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs tell us about the virtues of Australia’s approach to protecting fundamental rights?
- God under Howard: The rise of the religious right in Australian politics M. Maddox Publisher: Allen & Unwin 2005
Undisciplinary - a podcast that talks across the boundaries of history, ethics, and the politics of health.
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