Tag Archives: gun violence

Philosophy, Mental Illness, and Mass Shootings

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Center for Bioethics and Social Justice

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Robyn Bluhm, PhD Over the past month, mass shootings have occurred in Gilroy, CA, in Chicago, in El Paso, and in Dayton. Most recently, the FBI has arrested … Continue reading →

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Mass Shootings, Mental Illness and Stigma

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Center for Bioethics and Social Justice

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Devan Stahl, PhD Over the past two months, we have witnessed two more mass shootings in Las Vegas and Sutherland Springs, TX. Once again, these incidents bring up … Continue reading →

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Politics and the Other Lead Poisoning: The Public Health Ethics of Gun Violence

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Center for Bioethics and Social Justice

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Sean A. Valles, PhD This year’s presidential debates drew attention to gun violence in Chicago, as well as the (merely?) short-term reversal in the decades-long decline in … Continue reading →

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After Newtown: Public Health and Bioethics Frameworks for Deliberating Gun Policy

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Center for Bioethics and Social Justice

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series. For more information, click here. By Ann Mongoven, PhD The tragedy of the Newtown massacre has prompted national reconsideration of gun policy. But will it prompt reconsideration of … Continue reading →

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