Author Archives: impact ethics
Consent, Care, and the Caster Semenya Controversy
Celeste E. Orr analyzes how the International Association of Athletics Federations has perversely co-opted progressive discourses in order to impose discriminatory policies on athletes like Caster Semenya.
Canada Needs an Actual Safe Sport System
Kate Scallion questions how Canada is implementing a system to protect Canadian athletes from abuse and harassment.
At What Cost Presumed Consent for Organ Donation?
Marika Warren points out some ethically challenging aspects of Nova Scotia’s new presumed consent legislation for organ donation.
Max and Keira: Life from Death
Barry Hoffmaster tells the story of Keira Ball and Max Johnson to illustrate the need for better organ donation policies.
Is Prenatal Testing Discriminatory?
Chris Kaposy recommends that governments considering public funding for noninvasive prenatal testing take heed of the problem of discrimination against people with disabilities such as Down syndrome.
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