Intersectionality in Healthcare Ethics: Feminist Contributions and the Three Amendments

In this article, the author reviews some of the recent work on intersectionality in healthcare ethics and argues that any successful account of intersectionality in the field ought to consider three essential amendments: (1) it must hold a relational account of autonomy, (2) center loving narrativity, and (3) demonstrate a commitment to social justice. The author argues how these amendments can be pursued and integrated through well-established feminist accounts, such as care ethics and narrative ethics, thus concluding that feminist accounts of bioethics have laid a stronger foundation than competing accounts for integrating intersectionality’s core principles into healthcare ethics.