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Dissent in Affimative Action Case Cites Debunked Citation
[DailyCaller] Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson parroted a refuted claim in a Thursday dissent that black newborns are more likely to live when treated by black doctors."For high risk Black newborns, having a Black physician more than doubles the likelihood that the baby will live, and not die," Jackson wrote in her dissent for a case that determined the fate of affirmative action policies in college admission practices." The study cited, however, only says that black babies have a 99.96% chance of survival when treated by black doctors, and a 99.91% chance of survival when treated by white doctors. The statistic has been used by proponents of affirmative action policies to argue that increasing representation of black medical students in schools will lead to better health outcomes and fewer patient deaths among these communities. Moreover, white doctors are more likely to treat babies in dire medical situations that land them in the NICU than are black doctors, which the study does not control for. Related: Ketanji Brown Jackson: 2023-06-30 BREAKING: Supreme Rules in Favor of Designer Who Refused to Create Same-Sex Wedding Websites Ketanji Brown Jackson: 2023-06-30 Awkward: Supreme Court Rules Against Affirmative Action With Affirmative Action Hire Sitting Right There Ketanji Brown Jackson: 2023-06-29 U.S. Supreme Court strikes down university race-conscious admissions policies Posted by: lord garth 2023-07-03 |
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