Monthly Archives: June 2017

The Limits of Choice: Abortion and Assisted Dying

June 30, 2017 · by · in Death & Assisted Dying, Law & Policy, Reproduction

Michelle Oberman compares abortion and assisted dying and argues that focusing on the ‘right to choose’ risks ignoring the social and economic factors that shape and constrain our choices.

Zika in India and Public Health Ethics

June 23, 2017 · by · in Global Health, Law & Policy, Public Health

Chhanda Chakraborti argues for a more ethically aware public health response to Zika in India.

Access to Physicians’ Prescription Habits

June 15, 2017 · by · in Law & Policy, Pharmaceuticals, Science and Technology

Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon calls attention to issues of accessibility and transparency related to the collection and sale of physician prescribing data by data solution companies.

Human Milk Banking in Guatemala City: All for All

June 9, 2017 · by · in Clinical Ethics, Paediatric, Reproduction

Martha Paynter compares human milk banking practices in Guatemala City and Atlantic Canada.

Canada’s Biggest Health Problem: Indigenous Health

June 2, 2017 · by · in Canadian Bioethics, Indigenous Health, Law & Policy

Alison Reiheld calls attention to André Picard’s assertion that Indigenous health is currently the most urgent issue in Canada.