Aurora Grutman
Yale University, Chemistry, Undergraduate
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Transgender people have a right to be called by their chosen names. However, the current electronic health record (EHR)—even with dramatic changes in recent years—does not allow for proper documentation to accurately and sensitively... more
Transgender people have a right to be called by their chosen names. However, the current electronic health record (EHR)—even with dramatic changes in recent years—does not allow for proper documentation to accurately and sensitively capture the experiences of transgender patients. This article suggests that EHRs should be modified to allow for distinctions in legal and chosen name fields, recognize the wide-ranging experiences and needs of transgender patients, and promote inclusive, identity-sensitive health care. Healthcare professionals should insist that technology be used in service of the full humanity of their patients.
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Between 1946 and 1948, researchers sponsored by the United States government intentionally exposed more than 1,300 Guatemalan men and women to sexually transmitted diseases without their informed consent. Many of the surviving victims and... more
Between 1946 and 1948, researchers sponsored by the United States government intentionally exposed more than 1,300 Guatemalan men and women to sexually transmitted diseases without their informed consent. Many of the surviving victims and their descendants suffer from the effects of untreated syphilis, gonorrhea, and similar illnesses. But the general public did not become aware of these non-consensual human experiments for more than sixty years. After a researcher uncovered the experiments, the United States government apologized to the Guatemalan victims, but the victims received no compensation for their injuries. So far, the efforts of the victims to receive legal redress for their injuries have been unsuccessful. This Article has two aims—one descriptive and the other conceptual. First, it seeks to bring awareness to the history and legacy of the Guatemalan sexually transmitted disease experiments. Second, it argues that litigation—even if unsuccessful—can play a role in amplif...
