Category Clinical Ethics
My FDA-approved Buckle: A Regulated Intervention
Michele Battle-Fisher calls for deeper ethical scrutiny of unregulated and experimental medical interventions.
Sexual Assault in Medical Contexts
Celeste Orr considers routine sexual assault of people with intersex traits.
Choice, not ‘Reflex’: Routine Prenatal Screening
Vardit Ravitsky warns that routine Non-invasive Prenatal Screening can undermine women’s reproductive autonomy and she calls for broad societal changes and policies that help promote individual choice.
Doctors, Taxes, & the Canadian Medical Association
Ben Diepeveen discusses the Canadian Medical Association’s troubles framing its opposition to federal tax reform as an issue of patient welfare.
CAR-T cells: A drive to the future of cancer treatment
Conrad Fernandez describes the ethical challenges related to the use of CAR T-cell therapy for cancer patients.
Human Milk Banking in Guatemala City: All for All
Martha Paynter compares human milk banking practices in Guatemala City and Atlantic Canada.
Blinded by the Promise of Stem Cell Treatments
Alan F. Cruess cautions against the use of unproven stem cell ‘treatments.’
