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The Time Is Now: Bioethics and LGBT Issues
The Hastings Center Report
|September 19, 2014
Summary
Bioethics must address its historical neglect of LGBT populations, integrating their experiences into curricula and scholarship. This special issue explores challenges and opportunities for advancing LGBT rights and well-being within medical and legal frameworks.
Area of Science:
- Bioethics and Medical Law
- LGBTQ+ Health Disparities
- Social Justice in Healthcare
Background:
- Bioethics has historically overlooked the oppression of sexual minorities by law and medicine.
- There's a critical need to examine the societal impact and historical role of medical and legal systems on LGBT individuals.
- Integrating LGBT topics into bioethics scholarship and curricula is essential for addressing past harms and promoting dignity.
Discussion:
- This special issue stimulates discourse on bioethics and LGBT populations, covering rights, identity, and health.
- Essays address challenges in articulating LGBT rights, the evolution of issues for gay and bisexual individuals, and transgender identity.
- Topics include medical treatment for gender-nonconforming children, research with LGBT youth, and legal bans on conversion therapy.
Key Insights:
- Addressing health disparities and resilience among LGBT older adults requires understanding nonconscious bias.
- Improving healthcare for transgender individuals necessitates policy changes and better access to care.
- Medical education and electronic health records must evolve to meet the needs of LGBT patients.
Outlook:
- Efforts within the Veterans Administration demonstrate multifaceted approaches to improving care for LGBT veterans.
- Case studies show a mixed record in effectively teaching about LGBT issues in bioethics.
- Future bioethics scholarship must proactively incorporate the perspectives and needs of LGBT communities.
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