Health Ethics

Jessica Flanigan, associate professor of leadership studies and philosophy, politics, economics, and law (PPEL), studies public health ethics and people's rights in regards to healthcare decisions. She is the author of Pharmaceutical Freedom: Why Patients Have a Right to Self-Medicate and is currently exploring the ethics of healthcare decisions regarding pregnancy and birth.

Contact director of media and public relations Sunni Brown at sbrown5@richmond.edu to connect with Flanigan.

Media Coverage

February 18, 2022

Jessica Flanigan interviews me and I interview her back

Leadership studies professor Jessica Flanigan is interviewed in this segment, which was part of Jepson’s Ethics of Choice Conference.

October 13, 2021

Opinion: Greg Abbott's vaccine demagoguery: Welcome to 'lethal partisanship'

Leadership studies professor Jessica Flanigan’s research is quoted.

August 7, 2021

Opponents Of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Have A Curious Definition Of 'Freedom'

Leadership studies professor Jessica Flanigan’s research related to bioethics is cited in this article, which quotes from a journal article she wrote related to vaccination.

July 19, 2020

Bioethicist On Libertarian Views Toward Face Mask Laws

Jessica Flanigan, associate professor of leadership studies and philosophy, politics, economics, and law, is interviewed on this segment of "All Things Considered."

March 5, 2020

Targeted help or universal income

Jessica Flanigan’s research on Universal Basic Income is highlighted in this article. Flanigan is an associate professor of leadership studies and politics, philosophy, economics, and law.

June 1, 2019

It's time to stop talking about politicians' charisma

Jessica Flanigan, associate professor of leadership studies and philosophy, politics, economics and law, authored this piece, which originally appeared in The Conversation.