Monthly Archives: July 2017

In a Nutshell II: Ontario Court Decision & MAiD

July 28, 2017 · by · in Death & Assisted Dying, Law & Policy

Jocelyn Downie describes the recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision in A.B. v. The Attorney General of Canada and the Attorney General for Ontario, which provides an interpretation of “reasonably foreseeable natural death” within the Canadian federal legislation on medical assistance in dying (MAiD).

When Women are Surrogate Mothers: Is that work?

July 27, 2017 · by · in Assisted Reproduction, Law & Policy, Reproduction

Alana Cattapan, Angela Cameron, and Vanessa Gruben warn that speaking about “compensation” is a way of avoiding difficult conversations about payment to surrogates.

The Zika Vaccine Research Agenda & Pregnant Women

July 18, 2017 · by · in Global Health, Law & Policy, Public Health

The Ethics Working Group on ZIKV Research & Pregnancy provides recommendations to ensure that pregnant women are responsibly and equitably included in the Zika virus vaccine research and development agenda.

Reflections on the Federal Budget & LGBT Families

July 12, 2017 · by · in Assisted Reproduction, Law & Policy, Sexuality

Sophia Fantus argues that the expansion of a tax credit to LGBT individuals who use assisted reproduction helps to legitimize and include the perspectives, needs, and experiences of LGBT families.

Transferring Embryos with Genetic Anomalies

July 7, 2017 · by · in Assisted Reproduction, Disability, Reproduction

Jackie Leach Scully argues that respect for equality and diversity, and not just respect for the parental autonomy and the welfare of the future child, should inform policies governing the use of preimplantation genetic diagnosis.