Category Law & Policy
Is Free, Canada-Wide Access to HIV Medications Reasonable?
Julian Hopwood-Raja argues that universal, barrier-free access to HIV medicines is not just a matter of beneficence for patients and the health system but important for public health and ethical resource allocation.
Are Your Medical Photographs on the Internet? Part 2
Zach Patterson, Zack Marshall, and a grade 8 class in Calgary replicate a study showing the availability of patient photographs from medical case studies on the open internet.
Beyond Compliance: Ethics in the Context of Privacy
Dylan McKibbon argues that the concept of privacy has been long misunderstood and ought to be elevated to the status of a core bioethical principle to be regarded as a cornerstone of bioethical activity.
Relational Autonomy & Public Funding for Noninvasive Prenatal Testing
Biplab Kumar Halder shares how a relational autonomy framework informed his research regarding public funding of Noninvasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT).
Are Your Medical Photographs on the Internet?
Chris Kaposy and Zack Marshall reveal that patient photographs in medical case reports are often picked up by Google Images, which makes these sensitive images widely available.
Impact Ethics 