Category Mental Health

MAiD in Canada: A Sober Second Look

Daryl Pullman announces an international symposium examining Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in Canada to be hosted by the Memorial University Centre for Bioethics.

Puberty Blockers for Gender Dysphoria and the Open Future Principle

Sarah Jorgensen and Céline Masson argue that delaying decisions about medical transition until a child has had the chance to grow and mature into an autonomous adult is most consistent with the open future principle.

Why Medical Students Should Learn the History of Unit 731

Serena Yu argues that incorporating culturally and geographically diverse examples of medical atrocities into medical school curriculum helps train students to be ethically vigilant in ways that are respectful of forgotten histories.

Mental Health Apps Operating Outside Ethical Boundaries

Shyanne Dougherty questions the ethics of unregulated mental health apps.

More Canadian Psychiatrists Respond: No MAiD For Mental Illness

A group of Canadian psychiatrists, including those who have been involved with medical assistance in dying (MAiD), several University and Hospital Department Chairs and several past Canadian Psychiatric Association presidents respond to a recent piece in Impact Ethics that criticized calls to exclude patients with mental health disorders.