Monthly Archives: March 2021

Georgia, We Have a Problem: Surrogacy and Exploitation

March 26, 2021 · by · in Assisted Reproduction, Fertility Preservation, Global Health, Law & Policy, LGBTQI, Medical Tourism, Privacy and Trust, Reproduction, Sexual Health, vulnerability, women

Winifred Badaiki describes exploitation in the surrogacy industry in the Republic of Georgia and urges decision-makers to change the status quo.

In a Nutshell: The Continuing Saga of Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying Legislation

March 19, 2021 · by · in Death & Assisted Dying, Death and Dying, euthanasia, Law & Policy, Older Adults, physician-assisted dying, vulnerability

Jocelyn Downie outlines Bill C-7, Canada’s newly amended medical assistance in dying legislation, and recounts the legal history of the changes.

Exceptionalizing Mental Illness & Medical Assistance in Dying

March 11, 2021 · by · in Canada, Canadian Bioethics, Community, Death & Assisted Dying, euthanasia, MAiD, Mental Health, Older Adults, physician-assisted dying, Privacy and Trust, Public Health, vulnerability

Daryl Pullman examines the argument that prohibiting medical assistance in dying for people whose sole underlying condition is mental illness unfairly exceptionalizes mental illness.