Category Law & Policy

Vaccines and the Ethics of Parental Choice

February 17, 2015 · by · in Canadian Bioethics, Community, Law & Policy · 3 Comments

Ubaka Ogbogu argues that vaccinating a child against illness is in the child’s best interest and should be the default norm.

Physician Assisted Suicide: The Medicalization of Suffering and Death

February 13, 2015 · by · in Canadian Bioethics, Death & Assisted Dying, Law & Policy · 2 Comments

Nuala Kenny discusses the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to remove the prohibition on assisted suicide.

Carter and the Politics of Certainty

February 12, 2015 · by · in Death & Assisted Dying, Disability, Law & Policy · Leave a comment

Jonas-Sébastien Beaudry problematizes the desire for “certainty” that has influenced, and no doubt will continue to influence, the debate on physician-assisted dying.

In a Nutshell: The Supreme Court of Canada decision in Carter v. Canada (Attorney General)

February 11, 2015 · by · in Death & Assisted Dying, Law & Policy · 1 Comment

Jocelyn Downie provides a brief summary of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Carter v. Canada (Attorney General) to help explain why prohibiting physician-assisted death is unconstitutional.

Supreme Court Closes Physician-Assisted Dying Debate

February 9, 2015 · by · in Death & Assisted Dying, Law & Policy · 4 Comments

J.S. Russell and D.A. Browne discuss the Supreme Court of Canada’s historic decision to strike down the ban on physician-assisted dying.

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