Category Sexual Health

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.

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.

The Implications of Revising the Terminology of Pregnancy Loss

Belinda Alievska warns of the unintended consequences of changing pregnancy loss terminology, highlighting the potential for such shifts to influence reproductive justice debates and intensify emotional burdens.

Canada is Not Ready to Criminalize Intersex Pediatric Surgery  

Rashad Rehman argues that a moratorium against intersex pediatric surgery would be harmful.

Rural Newfoundland Needs Better Abortion Access

Janelle Skeard shows why it is necessary to improve abortion access in Newfoundland’s “Bible Belt”.