Author Archives: impact ethics
The Costs of Chimpanzee Research
Andrew Fenton shares a cautionary tale about the Liberian chimpanzees who were abandoned after being used for vaccine research.
Spotlight on Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing
Chris Kaposy suggests that Canada should learn from the United States’ failure to regulate the industry for Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing.
Ethical aspects of research with chimera embryos
Vardit Ravitsky highlights a few ethical issues with human-nonhuman chimera research.
Human-Nonhuman Chimera Research in Canada
Françoise Baylis explains Canada’s regulatory framework for human-nonhuman chimera research and suggests that the proposed changes to the NIH guidelines to permit the funding of such research may have implications for Canadian research.
Egg Freezing: An Illusory Choice
Lucy Morgan critiques the corporate and political framings of egg freezing as a “solution” to delayed motherhood.
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