Category Law & Policy
Clarifying the AHR Act After 12 Long Years
Alana Cattapan calls on Health Canada to ensure substantive public engagement including surrogates and gamete donors in policymaking on assisted reproduction.
Reflections on Egg Donation in Canada
Claire Burns recommends legal and practical changes for promoting the ethical treatment of egg donors within Canada.
“European” health care not a “fix” for Canada
Colleen M. Flood and Bryan Thomas discuss the current legal challenge before the BC Supreme Court about whether public medicare violates the Charter by forcing patients onto long wait lists.
Insuring for Climate Change
Vanessa Lam considers how the federal government might respond to climate change.
Words Matter: “Hired womb” vs “Birth Mother”
Abby Lippman argues that the words used to describe third-party reproduction express social values and can have serious implications for the health and wellbeing of women and children — and for how we discuss Quebec and Canadian regulatory changes now underway.
Impact Ethics 