Women, Ethics, and Inequality in U.S. Healthcare: “To Count among the Living”

When sincerely ill, what contributes to a sense of being truly cared for and respected? This compelling book explores healthcare inequalities by listening closely to Black and Latina women with breast cancer. It puts their tales into conversation with current healthcare statistics, sharp theological thoughts, healthcare providers, and social ethics. Vigen contends that ethicists, healthcare providers, and scholars arrive at an adequate understanding of human dignity and personhood only when they take sincerely the experiences and needs of those most vulnerable due to systemic inequalities.