Category Canadian Bioethics

Talking Plasma and Markets with my Mother

Matthew Herder shares a conversation with his mother about why she is a regular plasma donor.

Incremental medical assistance in dying

Stuart Chambers comments on the incrementalism that characterizes the Liberal government’s legislation on medical assistance in dying.

Proposed Canadian legislation on medical assistance in dying

Leah Hutt summarizes the eligibility criteria and safeguards for medical assistance in dying, as proposed by the Government of Canada.

Physician-assisted death needs expert reporting and monitoring

Juliet Guichon and Pauline Alakija argue that governments should require that physician-assisted deaths be reportable to (and by) coroners and medical examiners, so that scrupulous monitoring of physician-assisted death may occur.

Abortions: Coming soon to PEI

Nasha Nijhawan and Kelly McMillan explain why the PEI government has finally elected to provide abortion services on the Island.