Category Law & Policy
Praise be the Subject: Altruism and Therapeutic Misconception
Palmer Montalbano recommends using public policy that reinforces altruism as a solution to the problem that truly informing patients about the risks of participation in cancer research trials would hinder recruitment.
Prior Authorizations: Proportionate measure or burden without benefit?
Pamela White advocates for strong consumer protection regulation of health insurance company use of prior authorizations.
Mental Health Apps Operating Outside Ethical Boundaries
Shyanne Dougherty questions the ethics of unregulated mental health apps.
Rural Newfoundland Needs Better Abortion Access
Janelle Skeard shows why it is necessary to improve abortion access in Newfoundland’s “Bible Belt”.
More Canadian Psychiatrists Respond: No MAiD For Mental Illness
A group of Canadian psychiatrists, including those who have been involved with medical assistance in dying (MAiD), several University and Hospital Department Chairs and several past Canadian Psychiatric Association presidents respond to a recent piece in Impact Ethics that criticized calls to exclude patients with mental health disorders.
Impact Ethics 