In the Time of #MeToo, Protections for Survivors Still At Risk
Graff A. In the time of #MeToo, protections for survivors still at risk. Harvard Public Health Review. 2019;22. As Dr. Christine Blasey Ford faced hostility from the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, another pivotal piece of women’s rights was under attack: the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) expired, with little indication […]
Bioterrorism, Public Health and Civil Liberties
Bonino S. Bioterrorism, public health and civil liberties. Harvard Public Health Review. 2019;21. Abstract While the risk posed by biological agents is not new, the particular emphasis that governments seem to place on bioterrorist threats is paradigmatic of the anxieties that are a feature of risk societies in late modernity. After providing an outline of […]
Europe’s Refugee Crisis and the Human Right of Access to Health Care: A Public Health Challenge from an Ethical Perspective
Bolliger L and Aro A. Europe’s refugee crisis and the human right of access to health care. Harvard Public Health Review. Fall 2018;20. “If access to health care is considered a human right, who is considered human enough to have that right?” (Farmer, 2005) Abstract Over a million people fled to Europe in 2015, initiating […]
