... defect defectiveness eradication personhood Terri Schiavo ...

... This section explores some of the ways in which cure is connected to violence. Because defectiveness justifies cure and makes it essential, this exploration starts with the word and concept defect and how its power relies on ableism. In turn, defectiveness is used to justify many forms...

... universal health care socialized medicine brain drain medical defection internationalism ...

... infrastructure, the U.S. brain drain of important scientists and medical figures urged to defect to the United States, and the nation’s success in dealing with such health crises as HIV/AIDS. universal health care socialized medicine brain drain medical defection internationalism ...

... scientists' claim of “socialist pragmatism.” But new projects such as engineering “genius babies” and experimenting with gene editing on admittedly defective genes draw worries that poor ethical regulations in China give scientists there an edge over high-stakes research in the West. These two modalities...