A Critique of Expertise for Health Law. Issue 4 (2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ahmed, Aziza
• Editors: Wiley, Lindsay F.; Yearby, Ruqaiijah; Clark, Brietta R.; Mohapatra, Seema
• Is Part Of: Journal of law, medicine & ethics. Volume 50:Issue 4(2022)
• Page Start: 682
• Page End: 686
• Publication Date: 2022
• Subjects: Expertise -- Covid -- Abortion -- Politics -- Social Determinants of Health; Medical laws and legislation -- United States -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Periodicals; Medical ethics -- Periodicals; Jurisprudence -- Periodicals; Legislation, Medical -- Periodicals; Legislation, Nursing -- Periodicals; Ethics -- Periodicals; Forensic Medicine -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Societies -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Law and legislation; Medical ethics; Medical laws and legislation; United States; Periodicals; 344.73041
• DOI: 10.1017/jme.2023.8
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1073-1105

Abstract

Abstract: A health justice approach requires a progressive critique of expertise. This article considers two recent high-profile cases – the mask mandate and medication abortion -- to understand how we should think the mobilization of expertise in the context of public health law. Following from this, the article offers news ways to better understand how to think of the relationship between health law, expertise, and politics.