Author Archives: impact ethics
Let’s ask a different question about surrogacy
Françoise Baylis argues that the focus on “criminalization” in recent Canadian debates about payment for surrogacy is a serious distraction aimed at ignoring the critical issue of “commodification.”
Our Ambivalence about Down Syndrome
Chris Kaposy argues that more people should choose to have children with Down syndrome.
Transgender Women, Breastfeeding and Drug Regimens
Martha Paynter reasons that the parent-infant benefits of breastfeeding/chestfeeding outweigh concerns about drug regimens that facilitate transgender women’s lactation.
My FDA-approved Buckle: A Regulated Intervention
Michele Battle-Fisher calls for deeper ethical scrutiny of unregulated and experimental medical interventions.
Philosophers’ Brief on Chimpanzee Personhood
Andrew Fenton and L. Syd M Johnson report on the recent public release of an amicus brief supporting chimpanzee personhood, created by 17 philosophers as a part of the Nonhuman Rights Project’s efforts to get two captive chimpanzees to a sanctuary.
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