Category World Health Organization
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.
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.
Bioethics Leaders Should Demand a Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza
Cara Hunt, Ayden Eilmus, and Basel Tarab call for bioethicists to advocate for a permanent ceasefire and protection of medical facilities and personnel in Gaza.
Vaccine Mandates and a Request for “Unvaccinated” Blood
Maya Goldenberg and Chris Kaposy draw out a possible relationship between the recent Baby W case in New Zealand involving a request for “unvaccinated” blood and COVID-19 vaccine mandates in force during the pandemic.
Dignity and Adolescents’ Autonomy
Julien Brisson argues for an autonomy-based deontological approach to the topic of adolescent access to sexual and reproductive health services.
Impact Ethics 