Category Law & Policy
An Interview with Martha Paynter
On International Safe Abortion Day (September 28, 2026), Martha Paynter discusses her new book Lawless: Abortion under Complete Decriminalization.
Toward a Two-tiered Publicly Administered Healthcare System in Canada
Daryl Pullman proposes that it is time for more privately funded health care in Canada, as long as privately financed care is publicly administered.
The M Case: Death Caused by Base Editing
Renzong Qiu tells the story of the death of a six-year-old girl, a research participant in a base-editing gene therapy trial in China, and argues that research participants’ interests should never be overridden by scientific or social interests.
Considerations of “Sharenting” a Child’s Cancer Story Online
Rachel Howard introduces the practice of “sharenting” and considers the ethical considerations of this practice within the pediatric oncology context, and the potential role of pediatric oncologists.
Protecting Youth Autonomy in an Age of Misinformation
Hunain Fatima Khan shows that a balance is needed between regulating misinformation online for the benefit of young people, and facilitating their autonomy


