Category Reproduction

IVF and Adoption: Not Two Sides of the Same Coin

Sarah Chapple suggests that Ontario’s proposed financial support for IVF but not adoption is one more example of financial discrimination toward adoptive families.

Uterine Transplantation and the Promise of Womb-anhood

Angel Petropanagos outlines some of the many medical risks and ethical challenges of uterine transplantation, including the challenges with obtaining informed consent and the harms to women as a group.

Mutual Dependency and the Ethics of Home Birth

Katharine Wolfe suggests that recognizing the interdependent aspects of a mother and a child’s welfare may help to change how home birth is viewed.

Raising Expectations About IVF But Not Adoption

Carolyn McLeod and Andrew Botterell question the Ontario government’s commitment to equal access to fertility treatments and adoption. 

When is an Abortion “Medically Necessary”?

Shannon Stettner, an historian of abortion, argues that pregnant women should be the ones to determine whether an abortion is “medically necessary” for them.