Category Health Research
The Big Business of Prenatal Testing for Down Syndrome
Chris Kaposy warns of the social implications of noninvasive prenatal testing for Down syndrome.
The Decreasing Funding of Scientific Research in Canada
Dalhousie researchers reply to Tim Powers and the “Harper government war on science.”
Looking at and Learning from SUPPORT’s Ethical Failures
Rory Kraft examines “a difference in the weighting of ethical standards.”
We Are Egg Donors
Claire Burns, Raquel Cool and Sierra Falter co-founded We Are Egg Donors, the world’s first self-advocacy group for egg donors, run by egg donors. Here, Claire tells her story and shares her opinions about the egg trade in Canada.
SUPPORT and the Question of What It Means to Do Bioethics
Alice Dreger explains why the battle being waged among bioethicists over the SUPPORT trial is not just about research ethics. It’s also very much about the “profession” of Bioethics.
Impact Ethics 