Philip Reed, Ph.D., is a Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences at Canisius College, where he works on ethics, applied ethics, and moral psychology. His primary research interests in bioethics are the doctrine of double effect and end of life issues.
Website: https://www.buffalo.edu/romanell/people/reed.html
Summary:
In this interview, philosopher Philip Reed explains the concept of terminalism, which is a form of discrimination against individuals suffering from terminal illnesses. Reed argues that this group is socially salient and discusses a number of examples of this discrimination, including eligibility requirements for receiving hospice care in the US, the allocation of scarce medical resources during a pandemic, and right-to-try laws allowing terminally ill individuals access to experimental treatments with uncertain benefits.
