Professor Ikemoto speaks on health care equity and religious beliefs

Professor Lisa Ikemoto opened the UC Davis winter A Quarter at Aggie Square “Advancing Health Care Equity” speaker series. Her Feb. 2 talk, “Doctrine at the Gate,” addressed how religious beliefs inform delivery of care at many U.S. hospitals.

Lisa Ikemoto, Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at UC Davis School of Law, has written extensively on genetic and reproductive technology, the regulation of fertility and pregnancy, and race and gender disparities in health care. Her current work examines emerging issues in regenerative medicine, including stem cell research, and the human tissues market.