Author Archives: impact ethics

The Truth about Mitochondrial Replacement

February 23, 2015 · by · in Assisted Reproduction, International Healthcare, Law & Policy · 4 Comments

Françoise Baylis disputes popular descriptions of mitochondrial replacement as much needed treatment to avoid the birth of children ‘born to suffer’.

Reading Medical Artifacts, Contemporary Art and Medical Regimes: Curating Anatomica

February 19, 2015 · by · in Community · Leave a comment

Cindy Stelmackowich discusses the themes, objects and relevance of Dalhousie Art Gallery’s Anatomica exhibition.

Vaccines and the Ethics of Parental Choice

February 17, 2015 · by · in Canadian Bioethics, Community, Law & Policy · 3 Comments

Ubaka Ogbogu argues that vaccinating a child against illness is in the child’s best interest and should be the default norm.

Physician Assisted Suicide: The Medicalization of Suffering and Death

February 13, 2015 · by · in Canadian Bioethics, Death & Assisted Dying, Law & Policy · 2 Comments

Nuala Kenny discusses the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to remove the prohibition on assisted suicide.

Carter and the Politics of Certainty

February 12, 2015 · by · in Death & Assisted Dying, Disability, Law & Policy · Leave a comment

Jonas-Sébastien Beaudry problematizes the desire for “certainty” that has influenced, and no doubt will continue to influence, the debate on physician-assisted dying.

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