Matthew Herder explains why Health Canada’s “life cycle” approach to drug regulation may be beyond the regulator’s mandate.

Ellen K. Feder questions the effect of the new category on German birth certificates.

Françoise Baylis appeals for the CIHR to implement the recommendations of the Task Force on Ethics Reform.

Jennifer Chandler points to the ethical trade-offs in any policy to increase organ donation.

Barry Hoffmaster argues that the moral cost of commodifying kidneys for transplantation must be calculated before the health care costs can be considered.