Author Archives: impact ethics
Canadian Psychiatrists Respond: MAiD and Mental Disorders
A group of Canadian psychiatrists involved with medical assistance in dying respond to calls to exclude patients with mental health disorders.
Introducing: The Beautiful Unwanted
Chris Kaposy introduces his new book, The Beautiful Unwanted: Down Syndrome in Myth, Memoir, and Bioethics.
“But I Would Want to Know”: How Should We Think About Parental Rights?
Kirstin Borgerson discusses the nature and limits of parental rights.
Benefits & Risks of Using Anonymized Health Data in Research
Dessislava Fessenko discusses some of the ethical challenges of access to and use of anonymized health data and how risks and benefits to society could be balanced.
Into the Unknown: An Ethicist Reflects on COVID-19
Marika Warren compares her expectations going into the pandemic with the actual ethical challenges that arose.
Impact Ethics 