Category Canadian Bioethics

They Can’t Say No: Ebola & Quarantined Soldiers

January 10, 2017 · by impact ethics · in Canadian Bioethics, Law & Policy, Public Health, Research Ethics

Sheena M. Eagan Chamberlin calls attention to the limited autonomy of military personnel regarding mandatory quarantine following the Ebola crisis.

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.

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.

Clarifying the AHR Act After 12 Long Years

November 18, 2016 · by impact ethics · in Assisted Reproduction, Canadian Bioethics, Law & Policy

Alana Cattapan calls on Health Canada to ensure substantive public engagement including surrogates and gamete donors in policymaking on assisted reproduction.