Category Law & Policy

The Opioid Epidemic is an Epidemic of Stigma

August 8, 2017 · by · in Death & Assisted Dying, Law & Policy, Pharmaceuticals, Public Health

Kristie Serota and Daniel Z. Buchman argue that eradicating the stigma associated with opioid use is an ethical necessity and is critical for population health.

Human genome editing: We should all have a say

August 2, 2017 · by · in Law & Policy, Reproduction, Research Ethics, Science and Technology

Françoise Baylis stresses that decisions about the modification of the human germline should not be made without broad societal consultation.

In a Nutshell II: Ontario Court Decision & MAiD

July 28, 2017 · by · in Death & Assisted Dying, Law & Policy

Jocelyn Downie describes the recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision in A.B. v. The Attorney General of Canada and the Attorney General for Ontario, which provides an interpretation of “reasonably foreseeable natural death” within the Canadian federal legislation on medical assistance in dying (MAiD).

When Women are Surrogate Mothers: Is that work?

July 27, 2017 · by · in Assisted Reproduction, Law & Policy, Reproduction

Alana Cattapan, Angela Cameron, and Vanessa Gruben warn that speaking about “compensation” is a way of avoiding difficult conversations about payment to surrogates.

The Zika Vaccine Research Agenda & Pregnant Women

July 18, 2017 · by · in Global Health, Law & Policy, Public Health

The Ethics Working Group on ZIKV Research & Pregnancy provides recommendations to ensure that pregnant women are responsibly and equitably included in the Zika virus vaccine research and development agenda.

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