Author Archives: impact ethics
“Surrogacy” and Parental Licensing
Christine Overall argues that the failure to protect the interests of children born of “surrogacy” arrangements is a moral error, and that the prospective parents of such children must be screened and licensed.
We Are Egg Donors
Claire Burns, Raquel Cool and Sierra Falter co-founded We Are Egg Donors, the world’s first self-advocacy group for egg donors, run by egg donors. Here, Claire tells her story and shares her opinions about the egg trade in Canada.
Ethical Objections to Mitochondrial Replacement
Françoise Baylis discusses the problems with creating children with three genetic parents.
SUPPORT and the Question of What It Means to Do Bioethics
Alice Dreger explains why the battle being waged among bioethicists over the SUPPORT trial is not just about research ethics. It’s also very much about the “profession” of Bioethics.
The Ethics of Spending Millions on High-Tech Pregnancies: ‘Made in Quebec’
Françoise Baylis on why Quebec should not publicly fund in vitro fertilization (IVF).
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