Category Social Justice
CASGEVY: Rethinking Drug Costs Through the Lens of Public Access
Maria Klimenko considers the extent to which the price of innovative treatments like CASGEVY, a type of gene therapy, should reflect not just the cost of development, but also their broader societal impact — and the public healthcare system’s ability to provide equitable access.
Climate, Health and Equity – Canada Must Lead with Action
Sharon E. Straus discusses the urgent need for the upcoming G7 summit to address climate change impacts on health.
Why Racism in Health Care is an Ethical Crisis: A Nursing Perspective
Danielle Gibbs argues that addressing systemic racism in nursing is not only a moral imperative but an ethical necessity to uphold justice, beneficence, and non-maleficence within health care.
Is Free, Canada-Wide Access to HIV Medications Reasonable?
Julian Hopwood-Raja argues that universal, barrier-free access to HIV medicines is not just a matter of beneficence for patients and the health system but important for public health and ethical resource allocation.
Beyond Compliance: Ethics in the Context of Privacy
Dylan McKibbon argues that the concept of privacy has been long misunderstood and ought to be elevated to the status of a core bioethical principle to be regarded as a cornerstone of bioethical activity.
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