Category Law & Policy
Vaccine Skepticism is Becoming Irrelevant
Chris Kaposy acknowledges the ethical justification for coercive COVID-19 vaccine policies, while also recognizing the danger of ceasing to view vaccine skeptics as thinking subjects.
Unmuddying the waters of the law and MAiD for mental illness
Jocelyn Downie rebuts misleading claims about the law and medical assistance in dying for mental illness advanced by psychiatrists Mark Sinyor and Ari Zaretsky in a recent Op-Ed.
Bioethics and Environmental Injustice
James Dwyer suggests why and how we should bring environmental concerns back into bioethics.
MAiD and the Oral Protocol: Time for a Closer Look
Daryl Pullman compares the number of deaths due to MAiD in Canada in 2020 to the dramatically lower number that occurred in California under its end-of-life option. He argues for wider use of the oral protocol in Canada.
Lost and Won: A Challenge of the UK Law Allowing Selective Termination
Chris Kaposy discusses the significance of a recent challenge of the United Kingdom’s Abortion Act by a group that included Heidi Crowter, a woman who has Down syndrome.
Impact Ethics 