Category Law & Policy
Confronting a manifest injustice: toward chimpanzee rights
Andrew Fenton reflects on Judge Fahey’s recent concurring opinion on the Nonhuman Rights Project’s efforts to get two captive chimpanzees to sanctuary.
The Privacy Implications of Human DNA Sequencing
Landon J. Getz explores the privacy minefield of commercial DNA Sequencing, and how it has become relevant in recent news.
Talking about decriminalization is not enough
Katie Hammond argues that discussions surrounding the Assisted Human Reproduction Act must go beyond decriminalization.
Paying Surrogates & Donors: Against Canadian Values
Francoise Baylis and Alana Cattapan object to a politician’s private member’s bill that seeks to remove the current prohibition on compensating surrogates and donors.
Responding to the Opioid Epidemic
Matthew Herder considers possible regulatory responses to the opioid epidemic that aim to recover health care costs, compensate survivors, or prosecute pharmaceutical companies.
Let’s ask a different question about surrogacy
Françoise Baylis argues that the focus on “criminalization” in recent Canadian debates about payment for surrogacy is a serious distraction aimed at ignoring the critical issue of “commodification.”
Our Ambivalence about Down Syndrome
Chris Kaposy argues that more people should choose to have children with Down syndrome.
