Category women

Resisting “equity lite” in health care, public health, and bioethics

Maxwell J. Smith details our inconsistent commitment to equity during the COVID-19 pandemic and argues that those willing to declare commitments to equity must be held accountable for acting in accordance with that which equity demands.

Rural Newfoundland Needs Better Abortion Access

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

Feminist Responses to Whole Body Gestational Donation

Nicole Fice questions whether feminist objections to the idea of brain-dead individuals as gestational surrogates can be easily dismissed.

Canada can respond to U.S. bans by improving access to abortion care

Martha Paynter outlines the abortion access situation in Canada and shows how it can be improved.

Responding to Indigenous Women’s Stories of Reproductive Coercion

Holly McKenzie and her colleagues argue for broader public conversations and institutional responses to reproductive coercion.