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SUMMARY:Protocols versus realities: the dynamics of biomedical ethics in early twentieth century Southeast Asia
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DESCRIPTION:One of the crucial changes that the field of medical history ha
 s gone through in recent decades, is its move away from a Eurocentric or we
 stern focus. Although most of the early medical histories of former colonie
 s, such as the countries of Southeast Asia, were limited by a colonial pers
 pective – that saw medicine merely as a “tool of empire” and disregarded lo
 cal practices –, more recent historians have emphasized the plural characte
 r of the medical markets and healthcare systems in these countries. This pl
 urality of people and practices that was present in these countries, result
 ed in a uniquely dynamic medical atmosphere of which ethics were an integra
 l part.\nMany developments merged in late colonial or postcolonial states. 
 Ethical protocols that were drawn up in western countries were transferred 
 to those working in the colonies. There, they collided with local religious
  beliefs, cultural practices, and ethics – and at times, met with resistanc
 e amongst locals. Moreover, many historians have pointed out the racial bia
 s in (medical) ethics that could lead to different treatments and researche
 s in colonial settings; some even describe colonies as “laboratories”. It t
 hus appears that concepts such as informed consent are very dynamic and can
  be employed in ambiguous ways. Such tensions in the early twentieth centur
 y have continuities and similarities in recent crises such as the vaccine d
 isinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. This panel probes into the hist
 orical aspects of such dynamics of biomedical ethics in early twentieth cen
 tury. How was informed consent understood in Southeast Asia at this time by
  both colonial and local health workers? What meaning did protocols have in
  a colonial setting? What were the effects of these medical-ethical dynamic
 s? This panel will attempt to provide initial answers to this question by i
 llustrating different case studies on aspects including vaccinations, gende
 r, medical education, and maternal health.
URL:https://euroseas2024.org/panels/protocols-versus-realities-the-dynamics-of-biomedical-ethics-in-early-twentieth-century-southeast-asia
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