Academic Publications
Journal Articles
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Bhatt, Rohin, and Virdi, Sarthak “Queering the Right to Health: Marginalisation, Equal Citizenship and Social Determinants of Healthcare.” Law School Policy Review & Kautilya Society, 21 Nov. 2022 lawschoolpolicyreview.com/2022/11/21/queering-the-right-to-health-marginalisation-equal-citizenship-and-social-determinants-of-healthcare/.
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Kendal, Evie, and Rohin Bhatt. “Financial Toxicity and Dialysis: Autonomy and Truth-Telling in Resource-Limited Settings.” Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, 3 Sept. 2022, https://doi.org/10.20529/IJME.2022.067.
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Bhatt, Rohin. 2022. “Why Non-Clinicians Should Not Be Doing Clinical Ethics”. Voices in Bioethics 8 (April). https://doi.org/10.52214/vib.v8i.9485.
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Bhatt, Rohin. 2022. “The Bleak Future of Reproductive Rights for Queer Indians.” Hastings Center Report 52 (1): 10–11. https://doi.org/10.1002/hast.1334.
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Bhatt, Rohin and Chudawala, Kris. "Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui: Bollywood, bioethics, and trans bodies". Indian Journal of Medical Ethics (February 5, 2022). https://ijme.in/articles/chandigarh-kare-aashiqui-bollywood-bioethics-and-trans-bodies/.
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Bhatt, Rohin. 2020. “Three Is Not a Crowd: A Case for Granting Parental Rights to Mitochondrial DNA Providers”. Voices in Bioethics 6 (December). https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/bioethics/article/view/7295
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Bhatt, Rohin, and Subrahmanyam, Vishnu. “Repurposing the Ladder: Liberty, Choice, and Autonomy As Applied to India’s COVID-19 Vaccination Drive”. Voices in Bioethics 7 (May 19, 2021). Accessed May 20, 2021. https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/bioethics/article/view/8361
Edited Chapters
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Rohin Bhatt, Panistha Bhatt. ‘Soft Law and Medical Ethics in Ancient India’. Ed. Richa Sharma, Recent Trends in Legal History. ISBN No. 9789384936136.
Online Articles
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Bhatt, Rohin, ‘My Lord, the Manusmiriti Has No Place in India’s Courts’. The Indian Express, 9 June 2023, https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/manusmiriti-no-place-india-courts-8654919/.
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Bhatt, Rohin. “Horizontal reservations for transgender persons: Queering the equality code.” The Leaflet, 04 June. 2023, https://theleaflet.in/horizontal-reservations-for-transgenders-queering-the-equality-code/.
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Bhatt, Rohin. “A Case for Marriage Equality.” The Hindu, 4 Apr. 2023, www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-case-for-marriage-equality/article66698340.ece.
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Bhatt, Rohin. “As a Queer Person and a Lawyer, I Believe It Is Illegal to Deny Same-Sex Couples the Right to Marry.” The Indian Express, 25 Mar. 2023, indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/queer-person-lawyer-illegal-deny-same-sex-couples-right-marry-8518410/.
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Bhatt, Rohin. “I Am Not a Disease Vector: Why the Union Government’s Stand on Blood Donation Is Unscientific and Reeks of Queerphobia – the Leaflet.” The Leaflet, 19 Mar. 2023, theleaflet.in/i-am-not-a-disease-vector-why-the-union-governments-stand-on-blood-donation-is-unscientific-and-reeks-of-queerphobia/.
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Rohin Bhatt, ‘Calling the Constitution of India Present-Day Manusmriti Is an Unconscionable Vulgarisation ’ (The Leaflet, 5 February 2023) <https://theleaflet.in/calling-the-constitution-of-india-present-day-manusmriti-is-an-unconscionable-vulgarisation/> .
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Bhatt, Rohin. “Roe versus Wade Fifty Years On: What Does Its Fall Teach Us about the Fragility of Democratic Institutions? – the Leaflet.” The Leaflet, 22 Jan. 2023, theleaflet.in/roe-versus-wade-fifty-years-on-what-does-its-fall-teach-us-about-the-fragility-of-democratic-institutions/.
Bhatt, Rohin. “Securing the Right to Health of Political Prisoners ” The Leaflet, 19 Oct. 2022, theleaflet.in/securing-the-right-to-health-of-political-prisoners/.
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Bhatt, Rohin. “By Recognising Pregnant Woman’s Right to Dignity and Autonomy, Supreme Court Has Made Informed Decisions on Reproductive Health Possible – the Leaflet.” The Leaflet, 30 Sept. 2022, theleaflet.in/by-recognising-pregnant-womans-right-to-dignity-and-autonomy-supreme-court-has-made-informed-decisions-on-reproductive-health-possible/.
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Bhatt, Rohin “Gestational Change in India’s Abortion Jurisprudence” The Leaflet, 3 Oct. 2022, theleaflet.in/gestational-change-in-indias-abortion-jurisprudence/.
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Bhatt, Rohin. “As Protests from the Bar Greet the Proposed Transfer of Gujarat High Court Judge to Patna, Independence of Judiciary May Well Be in Danger ” The Leaflet, 17 Nov. 2022, theleaflet.in/as-protests-from-the-bar-greet-the-proposed-transfer-of-gujarat-high-court-judge-to-patna-independence-of-judiciary-may-well-be-in-danger/.
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Bhatt, Rohin, ‘The Two Finger Test: An Old Wine in a New Bottle – the Leaflet’ (The Leaflet1 November 2022) <https://theleaflet.in/the-two-finger-test-an-old-wine-in-a-new-bottle/>.
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Bhatt, Rohin. “By Recognising Pregnant Woman’s Right to Dignity and Autonomy, Supreme Court Has Made Informed Decisions on Reproductive Health Possible” The Leaflet.in, 30 Sept. 2022, theleaflet.in/by-recognising-pregnant-womans-right-to-dignity-and-autonomy-supreme-court-has-made-informed-decisions-on-reproductive-health-possible/.
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Bhatt, Rohin. “Re-Imagining Our Queer Futures Four Years after Navtej Singh Johar – the Leaflet.” The Leaflet, 6 Sept. 2022, theleaflet.in/re-imagining-our-queer-futures-four-years-after-navtej-singh-johar/.
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Bhatt, Rohin. “As We Observe the Fourth Anniversary of Navtej Singh Johar on September 6, Let Us Ask: Will the Judiciary Walk the Talk? – the Leaflet.” The Leaflet, 3 Sept. 2022, theleaflet.in/as-we-observe-the-fourth-anniversary-of-navtej-singh-johar-on-september-6-let-us-ask-will-the-judiciary-walk-the-talk/.
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Shaikh, Aqsa, and Rohin Bhatt. “Islamophobia: It May Be Hard to Stomach but It Does Exist in the Medical Profession.” The Probe, 29 July 2022, www.theprobe.in/islamophobia-it-may-be-hard-to-stomach-but-it-does-exist-in-the-medical-profession/.
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Bhatt, Rohin. “Abortion Is Dead, Long Live the Foetus – the Leaflet.” The Leaflet, 2 July 2022, www.theleaflet.in/abortion-is-dead-long-live-the-foetus/.
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Bhatt, Rohin. “Overruling Roe vs Wade Will Mean the Death Knell of Reproductive Rights.” The Leaflet, 10 May 2022, www.theleaflet.in/overruling-roe-vs-wade-will-mean-the-death-knell-of-reproductive-rights/.
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Bhatt, Rohin. “How Judicial Inaction Is Killing Constitutional Faith with a Thousand Cuts.” The India Forum, 5 May 2022, www.theindiaforum.in/article/how-judicial-inaction-killing-constitutional-faith-thousand-cuts.
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Bhatt, Rohin. “Marriage, Moral Panic and the Suspect Future of Marriage Equality.” Gaysi Family, 3 May 2022, gaysifamily.com/lifestyle/marriage-moral-panic-and-the-suspect-future-of-marriage-equality/.
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Bhatt, Rohin. “Of Queerness, Inadequate Gestures, and Private Member’s Bills.” LiveLaw, 3 Apr. 2022, www.livelaw.in/columns/of-queerness-inadequate-gestures-and-private-members-bills-195666.
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Bhatt, Rohin. 2022. “We Need To Address Homophobic Bullying as a Public Health Crisis.” The Wire Science, March 3, 2022, sec. Health. https://science.thewire.in/health/we-need-to-address-homophobic-bullying-as-a-public-health-crisis/.
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Bhatt, Rohin. "Children Without Borders: Crossing Borders to Overcome Infertility." Global Bioethics Initiative (GBI). June 13, 2019. Accessed June 13, 2019.
Panels and Presentations
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Moderated a panel on ‘Surrogacy: The Ethical Dilemma’ with Dr. Nayana Patel, Dr. K. Parameswaran, Dr. Tanistha Samantha, and Ms. Kelly Dhru on March 3, 2020, at Gujarat National Law University, India. More information on the panel can be found at:
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Presented a poster titled ‘Is Three a Crowd?: Assessing Parental Rights of Mitochondrial DNA Donor in Three-Parent Babies’ at the Oxford Global Health and Bioethics International Conference, July 1-2, 2019, at University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
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Presented a paper titled ‘Soft Law and Medical Ethics in Ancient India’ at the All India Legal History Congress, July 14-15, 20201, at Gujarat National Law University
Personal Publications
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Auld Lang Syne, Mush Stories, 1st June 2021, https://mushstories.substack.com/p/issue-12.