Medical Humanities

Psychedelic injustice: should bioethics tune in to the voices of psychedelic-using communities?

The paper argues that psychedelic‑using communities should be included in bioethical discussions guiding the medicalisation of psychedelics because their embodied experience gives them epistemic expertise and they are disproportionately affected by medicalisation. Even acknowledging claims that such groups may be less able to engage in deliberative reasoning, the author contends they must be consulted to redress and prevent epistemic injustice.

Published

January 24, 2022

Journal

Medical Humanities

Authors

McMillan, R.