Category Mental Health

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.

Reconciling MAiD and Hospice Care in Rural Ontario

Laurie Aston examines the ethical tensions arising from disparities in access to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) and hospice palliative care in rural Ontario, focusing on how systemic barriers challenge informed and equitable end-of-life decision-making.

The Forcibly Displaced: Beyond Survival

E. Maria Leister proposes a bioethical framework for promoting the flourishing of forcibly displaced peoples.

Adolescent Consent: Culturally Relative or Universal?

Julien Brisson supports removing age-based restrictions on adolescent healthcare consent, advocating for decisions to be made on the adolescent’s capacity to understand the treatment.

Banning Gender-Affirming Care, Medical Fascism, & the Role of Bioethics

Florence Ashley connects conservative attacks against gender-affirming care to wider fascist movements determined to eliminate marginalized groups