Category Law & Policy
Bill S-231 & DNA Evidence: Effective Tool or Discrimination?
Erin Kenny, Katharina Clausius, and Michael J. Crawford detail how the expanded use of DNA profile databases and genealogy in criminal investigations offers powerful tools to solve crimes and exculpate innocents but also risks permanently stigmatizing genetic relatives.
In a Nutshell: Correcting the record about medical assistance in dying
Jocelyn Downie clarifies what the Supreme Court of Canada’s Carter decision actually says (and doesn’t say) about advance requests for MAiD and MAiD for psychiatric illness.
Good Research Relies on Reflexivity
Erin Sharoni illustrates how the feminist principle of reflexivity can be broadly applied to support structural changes that promote good science.
Abortion to Abolition: An Interview with Martha Paynter
Martha Paynter discusses her new book Abortion to Abolition: Reproductive Health and Justice in Canada.
The Ethics of Companion Animal Abandonment in Times of Crisis
Andrew Fenton and Timothy Krahn analyze some of the ethical issues at stake when humans are forced to abandon their companion animals in a time of crisis.
Impact Ethics 