Category Health Research
How Populism in Canada would Impact Bioethics
Kelsie Senior anticipates the practical and epistemic impact of conservative populism on bioethics in Canada.
Adolescent Consent: Culturally Relative or Universal?
Julien Brisson supports removing age-based restrictions on adolescent healthcare consent, advocating for decisions to be made on the adolescent’s capacity to understand the treatment.
Banning Gender-Affirming Care, Medical Fascism, & the Role of Bioethics
Florence Ashley connects conservative attacks against gender-affirming care to wider fascist movements determined to eliminate marginalized groups
Puberty Blockers for Gender Dysphoria and the Open Future Principle
Sarah Jorgensen and Céline Masson argue that delaying decisions about medical transition until a child has had the chance to grow and mature into an autonomous adult is most consistent with the open future principle.
Why Medical Students Should Learn the History of Unit 731
Serena Yu argues that incorporating culturally and geographically diverse examples of medical atrocities into medical school curriculum helps train students to be ethically vigilant in ways that are respectful of forgotten histories.
