Contemporary censors at work: targeting medical science to shape social reality.

Chevance, Astrid · Br J Psychiatry · 2026

editorial · Level V

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Abstract

Censoring language in medical science enforces ideological conformity and political repression of marginalised groups through self-censorship. This editorial urges the scientific community to resist language control as a grave threat - not only to research freedom, but ultimately to human diversity and life itself.

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