Constitutional Law,
Civil Rights
Aug. 16, 2023
Bypassing implicit bias training is not a First Amendment right
The First Amendment reads: "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech." But this right is not absolute and can be subject to limitations, especially when it comes to public health - which includes racism.
Tiega-Noel Varlack
Owner and Manager, Varlack Legal Services
225 W Winton Ave
Hayward , CA 94566
Phone: (510) 397-2008
Email: tiega@varlacklegal.com
Racial bias remains a pressing issue in medicine.
In a recent study, the Pew Research Center found that more than half of the White subjects gave preferential treatment to Whites over nonwhites. "Exploring Racial Bias Among Biracial and Single-Race Adults: The IAT" Rich Morin, Pew Research Center, Aug. 19, 2015. This carried over to physicians as well.
When given an implicit association test, which consisted o...
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