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In this episode Chris and Courtney question nature of disciplines, the perils of being undisciplined, and whether genre may be a useful way of thinking about some fields of inquiry, such as bioethics. 

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In this episode Chris talks with Zena Cumpston about the interconnection of life and place, the in/visibility of Aboriginal peoples in urban landscapes, and the complexity of using Indigenous knowledges to addresses ecological crises.

Zena Cumpston is a Barkandji woman who is passionate about all aspects of representation in relation to First Peoples. She currently works as a Research Fellow in Urban Environments at the Clean Air Urban Landscapes Hub at the University of Melbourne, working across several projects related to Aboriginal History, sustainability, ecology and biodiversity. Zena was lead researcher, co- producer and co-designer of The Living Pavilion installation at the University of Melbourne which featured 40,000 Kulin Nation plants foregrounding Indigenous knowledge, ecological science and sustainable design through participatory arts practice.

References

• Indigenous Plant Use booklet
• Food, tools and medicine: 5 native plants that illuminate deep Aboriginal knowledge
• To address the ecological crisis, Aboriginal peoples must be restored as custodians of Country

Artwork & Music

• Black Kurrajong Luis Fernández García (modified by C. Mayes)
• Music by City Plaza - Dan Bodan

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In this episode we talk with Bryanna Moore about the joys and challenges of being an ethics consultant in a clinical context in the United States. We also discuss different philosophical approaches to clinical ethics decision making, the importance of physical presence and the added challenges of COVID-19.

Dr Bryanna Moore is a postdoctoral fellow in clinic ethics at Baylor College of Medicine’s Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy. She received a Bachelor of Arts with first class honors in Philosophy from the University of Queensland in 2013, and in 2018, she earned her PhD in Philosophy from Monash University. Ever an Australian at heart, she currently lives and works in the US, and currently conducts clinical ethics consultations at Houston Methodist Hospital in Texas.

Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash

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In this episode we talk with Lisa Whop about the politics of Indigenous health research, who gets to do it, and how epidemiology and biostatistics do not simply produce neutral data.

Associate Professor Whop is from the Wagadagam tribe and Panai Clan of Mabuiag Island in the Torres Strait. She is an NHMRC Early Career Research Fellow and epidemiologist at the Australian National University and Australia’s leading authority on cervical cancer control in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.

Artwork & Audio
Music by City Plaza - Dan Bodan
Photo by Anshu A on Unsplash

References

• “Towards global elimination of cervical cancer in all groups of women” (Lancet Oncology)
• The Blackfulla Test (IndigenousX)
• "The answer to Indigenous vulnerability to coronavirus: a more equitable public health agenda" (The Conversation)
• “Indigenous Australian women’s experiences of participation in cervical screening” (PLOS One)
• “Now we say Black Lives Matter but … the fact of the matter is, we just Black matter to them” (Medical Journal of Australia)

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In this episode we talk with Jess Young about her role on the "Yes for Compassion" campaign in New Zealand, the joys and challenges of being an academic while advocating for social change, and moral bond of qualitative research.

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Photo by Clark Tibbs on Unsplash
Music by City Plaza - Dan Bodan

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In this season finale cliff-hanger, Chris and Courtney discuss moral distress, conscientious objection, nursing ethics, and the biopolitics of medical consensus. Plus, Chris's Mum makes an appearance to discuss some ethical dilemmas faced by nurses in the 1970s. Chris and Courtney are also taking a break after this episode to rejuvenate and plan for Season 2. 


Artwork & Audio

• Frank Sobotka death
• City Plaza - Dan Bodan
• Photo by Alex Iby on Unsplash

References

• Heilman MKD, Trothen TJ "Conscientious objection and moral distress: a relational ethics case study of MAiD in Canada" Journal of Medical Ethics 2020;46:123-127.
• CONSENSUS STATEMENT ON CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION IN HEALTHCARE

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In this episode we talking with philosopher and bioethicists, Voo Teck Chuan from the Centre for Biomedical Ethics in the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore.
We discuss the idea of Asian bioethics or bioethics in Asia, Teck Chuan's work on the ethics of immunity passports, and complexities of family and physical presence during the time of COVID. We also talk about the importance of ethics as a creative pursuit, not merely pointing out problems.

References

• Ethical Implementation of Immunity Passports During the COVID-19 Pandemic 
• Family Presence for Patients and Separated Relatives During COVID-19: Physical, Virtual, and Surrogate

Art and Music

• City Plaza - Dan Bodan
• Photo by Keith Yap on Unsplash 

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In this episode we talk with Jane Brophy about why the assumption that people are stupid does not adequately explain complex social phenomena. We also discuss Jane's work on stem cell tourism in China, the allure of cruise ships post-COVID, and the new theatrics of hygiene.

Photo by Chris Nguyen on Unsplash
Audio clip Bad Cruise Ship Passengers

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In this episode we talk with Morgan Carpenter, a bioethicist and co-executive director of Intersex Human Rights Australia. We discuss Intersex rights, the power of medical language, diagnosis and interventions, and the intersectional politics and ethics of the Intersex community.  

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References

• Darlington Statement
• ‘Intersexion’ debate at Melbourne Medical Student Conference, 2020
• Morgan, Carpenter (2020), Caster Semenya’s life and achievements are cause for celebration, respect and inclusion; her exclusion is consequential, Journal of Medical Ethics. 
• Fraser, Kenneth, M. J. J. O’Reilly, and J. R. Rintoul. 1966. ‘Hermaphroditus Verus, with Report of a Case’. Medical Journal of Australia 1 (24): 1003–8. doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1966.tb73198.x.
• In the marriage of C and D (falsely called C) (1979) FLC 90-636.
• Finlay, Henry A. 1980. ‘Sexual Identity and the Law of Nullity’. Australian Law Journal 54 (3): 115–26.
• Canberra Times. 1983. ‘S. Australian Officials Insist That Boys Won’t Be Girls’. Canberra Times, August 9.
  
  

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In this episode we talk with Dr Dan Fleming, group manager of ethics and formation for St Vincent’s Health Australia. We discuss Catholic bioethics in end-of-life care, the Sydney Archbishops' letter to the Prime Minister regarding the ethics of the Oxford COVID vaccine, and the need for careful and attentive communication.

Audio Clips and Art

• Patricia Karvelas ABC RN Drive, Catholic Archbishop urges PM to pursue COVID vaccine without foetal cells
• Peter Overton, 9 News Australia
• Religious leaders set to boycott Oxford University vaccine developed using aborted foetus | ABC News
• Photo by Sean Mungur on Unsplash
• City Plaza - Dan Bodan

References

• Daniel Fleming, Attentiveness to Vulnerability (Pickwick Publications: 2019).
• Archbishop Fisher OP: Let’s not create an ethical dilemma

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