Category Law & Policy

The Truth about Mitochondrial Replacement

February 23, 2015 · by · in Assisted Reproduction, International Healthcare, Law & Policy · 4 Comments

Françoise Baylis disputes popular descriptions of mitochondrial replacement as much needed treatment to avoid the birth of children ‘born to suffer’.

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.

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