Zahra Meghani
Biographic Data
| ID | 6533535 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zahra Meghani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zahra |
| FAMILY NAME | Meghani |
| SIGNATURE | MEGHANI Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Rhode Island |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7181-5296 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Regulating synthetic biology by naturalizing it
A recently developed genetically engineered (GE) mosquito with synthetic DNA has been categorized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity as a synthetic biology organism. In contrast, a key regulatory agency has construed it as a natural biopesticide. This paper identifies the non-epistemic concern that appears to have motivated that classification decision. It is argued that the mis-classification of a product by a regulator…
Intersectionality, Intersectional Standpoints, and Identity Politics
This article differentiates between standpoints, intersectionality, intersectional standpoints, and identity politics. It argues that although there is no necessary connection between intersectionality and ethics, the intersectional standpoints of the oppressed do epistemic, ethical, and political work. To make this argument it uses a case study that takes the form of an analysis of mainstream arguments for denying public assistance to the workin…
Regulation of genetically engineered (GE) mosquitoes as a public health tool
BACKGROUND: In recent years, genetically engineered (GE) mosquitoes have been proposed as a public health measure against the high incidence of mosquito-borne diseases among the poor in regions of the global South. While uncertainties as well as risks for humans and ecosystems are entailed by the open-release of GE mosquitoes, a powerful global health governance non-state organization is funding the development of and advocating the use of those …
Regulations Matter
This paper argues that regulatory agencies have a responsibility to further the public interest when they determine the conditions under which new technological products may be commercialized. As a case study, this paper analyzes the US 9th Circuit Court’s ruling on the efforts of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate an herbicide meant for use with seed that are genetically modified to be tolerant of the chemical. Using that c…
The impact of vertical public health initiatives on gendered familial care work
Rigorous evaluations of the effects of vertical public health enterprises on the health systems of low-income countries usefully identify the public health and ethical costs of those initiatives. They reveal that such narrowly focused public health ventures undermine the efforts of those countries to establish and maintain adequately resourced and well-developed national health systems, including comprehensive primary care programs. This paper ar…
Regulating animals with gene drive systems
For the purposes of conservation or suppression of species, gene drive technology has significant potential. Theoretically speaking, with the release of even relatively few animals with gene drive systems in an ecosystem, beneficial or harmful genes could be introduced into the entire wild-type population of that species. Given the profound impact that gene drives could have on species and ecosystems, their use is a highly contentious issue. Comm…
Genetically Engineered Animals, Drugs, and Neoliberalism
Women Migrant Workers
Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Food and Neoliberalism
A Robust, Particularist Ethical Assessment of Medical Tourism
Recently, in increasing numbers, citizens of wealthy nations are heading to poorer countries for medical care. They are traveling to the global South as medical tourists because in their home nations either they cannot get timely medical care or they cannot afford needed treatments. This essay offers a robust, particularist ethical assessment of the practice of citizens of richer nations traveling to poorer countries for healthcare
The “Revolving Door” between Regulatory Agencies and Industry
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Evaluation of the Safety of Animal Clones
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced recently that food products derived from some animal clones and their offspring are safe for human consumption. In response to criticism that it had failed to engage with ethical, social, and economic concerns raised by livestock cloning, the FDA argued that addressing normative issues prior to issuing a final ruling on animal cloning is not part of its mission. In this article, the authors re…
Care for the caregivers? Transnational justice and undocumented non-citizen care workers
In recent years, the flow of undocumented labor from the global South to richer nations has increased considerably. Many undocumented women workers find employment as caregivers for the dependent elderly, whose numbers are burgeoning in affluent countries. Here we present a profile of undocumented non-citizen caregivers in the United States and delineate some of the key injustices they suffer. After identifying the causal factors responsible for …
The US’ Food and Drug Administration, Normativity of Risk Assessment, GMOs, and American Democracy
Values, technologies, and epistemology
Values, technologies, and epistemology
The US’ Food and Drug Administration, Normativity of Risk Assessment, GMOs, and American Democracy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Evaluation of the Safety of Animal Clones
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced recently that food products derived from some animal clones and their offspring are safe for human consumption. In response to criticism that it had failed to engage with ethical, social, and economic concerns raised by livestock cloning, the FDA argued that addressing normative issues prior to issuing a final ruling on animal cloning is not part of its mission. In this article, the authors re…
Care for the caregivers? Transnational justice and undocumented non-citizen care workers
In recent years, the flow of undocumented labor from the global South to richer nations has increased considerably. Many undocumented women workers find employment as caregivers for the dependent elderly, whose numbers are burgeoning in affluent countries. Here we present a profile of undocumented non-citizen caregivers in the United States and delineate some of the key injustices they suffer. After identifying the causal factors responsible for …
The “Revolving Door” between Regulatory Agencies and Industry
A Robust, Particularist Ethical Assessment of Medical Tourism
Recently, in increasing numbers, citizens of wealthy nations are heading to poorer countries for medical care. They are traveling to the global South as medical tourists because in their home nations either they cannot get timely medical care or they cannot afford needed treatments. This essay offers a robust, particularist ethical assessment of the practice of citizens of richer nations traveling to poorer countries for healthcare
Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Food and Neoliberalism
Women Migrant Workers
Regulating animals with gene drive systems
For the purposes of conservation or suppression of species, gene drive technology has significant potential. Theoretically speaking, with the release of even relatively few animals with gene drive systems in an ecosystem, beneficial or harmful genes could be introduced into the entire wild-type population of that species. Given the profound impact that gene drives could have on species and ecosystems, their use is a highly contentious issue. Comm…
Genetically Engineered Animals, Drugs, and Neoliberalism
Regulations Matter
This paper argues that regulatory agencies have a responsibility to further the public interest when they determine the conditions under which new technological products may be commercialized. As a case study, this paper analyzes the US 9th Circuit Court’s ruling on the efforts of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate an herbicide meant for use with seed that are genetically modified to be tolerant of the chemical. Using that c…
The impact of vertical public health initiatives on gendered familial care work
Rigorous evaluations of the effects of vertical public health enterprises on the health systems of low-income countries usefully identify the public health and ethical costs of those initiatives. They reveal that such narrowly focused public health ventures undermine the efforts of those countries to establish and maintain adequately resourced and well-developed national health systems, including comprehensive primary care programs. This paper ar…
Regulation of genetically engineered (GE) mosquitoes as a public health tool
BACKGROUND: In recent years, genetically engineered (GE) mosquitoes have been proposed as a public health measure against the high incidence of mosquito-borne diseases among the poor in regions of the global South. While uncertainties as well as risks for humans and ecosystems are entailed by the open-release of GE mosquitoes, a powerful global health governance non-state organization is funding the development of and advocating the use of those …
Intersectionality, Intersectional Standpoints, and Identity Politics
This article differentiates between standpoints, intersectionality, intersectional standpoints, and identity politics. It argues that although there is no necessary connection between intersectionality and ethics, the intersectional standpoints of the oppressed do epistemic, ethical, and political work. To make this argument it uses a case study that takes the form of an analysis of mainstream arguments for denying public assistance to the workin…
Regulating synthetic biology by naturalizing it
A recently developed genetically engineered (GE) mosquito with synthetic DNA has been categorized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity as a synthetic biology organism. In contrast, a key regulatory agency has construed it as a natural biopesticide. This paper identifies the non-epistemic concern that appears to have motivated that classification decision. It is argued that the mis-classification of a product by a regulator…
Political science (12 works) · Law (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Economics (8 works) · Genetically Modified Organisms Research (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Biomedical Ethics and Regulation (5 works) · Business (5 works)