Category Canadian Bioethics

Physician Assisted Suicide: The Medicalization of Suffering and Death

Nuala Kenny discusses the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to remove the prohibition on assisted suicide.

Is Medicinal Marijuana Bad Medicine?

David Moscrop argues that Canadian debates concerning medicinal marijuana should be empirically grounded.

The Ongoing HPV Controversy in Canada

Juliet Guichon calls upon readers to help parents receive accurate scientific information from publicly funded school boards about vaccination that can help their children avoid certain cancers.

“No Rainbow Families” and the Problem with Race-based Reproduction Policies

Catherine Clune-Taylor suggests that we should target institutional and interpersonal racism rather than restrict individual reproductive choice

A Response to Richard Dawkins on Down Syndrome

Chris Kaposy argues that Richard Dawkins is wrong about what it is like to live with Down syndrome.