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Reflective Journal #1: Social Bias & Discrimination

Reflective Journal #1: Social Bias & Discrimination. Rels 300 / Nurs 330 26 September 2013. How do reflective journals relate to our course objectives?.

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Reflective Journal #1: Social Bias & Discrimination

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  1. Reflective Journal #1:Social Bias & Discrimination Rels 300 / Nurs 330 26 September 2013

  2. How do reflective journals relate to our course objectives? Your aptitude for personal and professional moral agency, insight and accountability depends on capacities to detect and address bias, discrimination and lack of empathy. Reflective journaling can assist with this task. 300/330 - appleby

  3. Canadian MDs consider denying fertility treatments to obese women THE GLOBE AND MAIL – SEPTEMBER 20, 2011 “Canadian doctors are considering a policy that would bar obese women from trying to have babies through fertility treatments – provoking debate over whether the fat have the same reproductive rights as the thin.” The Ottawa Fertility Centre already turns away women with a Body Mass Index > 35 They DO NOT turn away women who smoke Some clinics DO turn away women who are over 40 300/330 - appleby

  4. Do fertility interventions and reproductive technologies pose medical risks for women? Potential medical risks for women over 40, or for smokers: • Reduced effectiveness of fertility drugs • High blood pressure • Risk of stroke • Gestational diabetes Potential medical risks for obese women: • Higher doses of fertility drugs • High blood pressure • Risk of stroke • Gestational diabetes 300/330 - appleby

  5. “A patient doesn’t have the right to make a choice that’s going to be harmful to them,” says one expert. If obese women are denied fertility treatments, does this represent an acceptable form of medical paternalism? “Denying fertility treatments to obese women stigmatizes and discriminates against those most in need. Excess weight is itself a barrier to conceiving naturally, and obesity rates are rising” says another. 300/330 - appleby

  6. Do we live in a culture which demonstrates a social bias that stigmatizes or discriminates against obese persons? Are you aware of other ways in which North American cultural attitudes demonstrate evidence of social discrimination? 300/330 - appleby

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