Ethics Talk: Lessons from Disability Ethics About Ageism

About this episode

Dr Erin Gentry Lamb and Dr Kate de Medeiros discuss how disability ethics can inform our understanding of ageism and the impact of medicalizing aging.

Dr Erin Gentry Lamb joins Ethics Talk to key ideas from disability ethics that can inform our thinking about age-related biases and Dr Kate de Medeiros describes how medicalizing aging affects our health, relationships, and sense of self. Interview with Dr Lamb recorded September 22, 2025; Interview with Dr de Medeiros recorded September 5, 2025. Read the full December 2025 issue - Aging is Bad For You? - for free at JournalOfEthics.org

People in this episode

Guests: Dr Erin Gentry Lamb, Dr Kate de Medeiros

Topics covered

• disability ethics
• ageism
• medicalization of aging
• health
• relationships
• self-identity

Keywords

• disability ethics
• ageism
• medicalization
• aging
• health
• relationships
• self-identity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AMA Journal of Ethics

Books & works: Aging is Bad For You?

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