Author Archives: impact ethics

Single Women’s Reproductive Rights in China

December 23, 2016 · by impact ethics · in Assisted Reproduction, International Healthcare, Law & Policy, Reproduction

Qian Liu explains that single women in China who are contemplating pregnancy often care more about the attitudes of their parents towards single mothers, than about the laws on assisted reproduction.

Religious exemptions to assisted dying harm patients

December 15, 2016 · by impact ethics · in Canadian Bioethics, Death & Assisted Dying, Law & Policy

Stuart Chambers argues that faith-based institutions should not be ‘conscientiously objecting’ to medical assistance in dying.

Let’s Talk About Wishes, Values, and Beliefs

December 13, 2016 · by impact ethics · in Clinical Ethics, Health Education, Law & Policy

Angel Petropanagos reflects on her experiences asking dialysis outpatients questions about healthcare wishes, values, and beliefs.

Assisted Dying, Mental Illness, & Patient Age

December 8, 2016 · by impact ethics · in Canadian Bioethics, Death & Assisted Dying, Law & Policy, Mental Health

Ellen Wiebe, a physician who has provided medical assistance in dying, discusses her views about providing this service when the request is from a young person suffering from mental illness.