Category Law & Policy
PEI is Now a Leader in Reproductive Health Care
Martha Paynter reports on the current state of access to abortion and comprehensive reproductive health services in Prince Edward Island.
Is There a Duty to Get Vaccinated?
Chris Kaposy examines some of the reasoning that motivates those who refuse vaccination against COVID-19 and finds much that is deficient and disturbing.
Deadly Consequences: Alberta’s Failing Drug Policy
Emily Doerksen discusses a number of the policy failures affecting people who use drugs in Canada, up to and including the Alberta UCP government’s decision to close multiple safe consumption sites across the province.
The Need for Do Not Resuscitate Order Databases in Canada
Winifred Badaiki explores ethical issues that arise due to the absence of DNR databases in Canada and the possible benefits of such databases.
Fetal Tissue Research and Abortion: Related and Conflated
Andrew Allen considers the impact of contemporary politics on fetal tissue research policy in the U.S. and warns that ethical decision-making about health is difficult when politics interferes.
Impact Ethics 