Tag Archives: disability

Choice, not ‘Reflex’: Routine Prenatal Screening

December 1, 2017 · by · in Clinical Ethics, Disability, Reproduction

Vardit Ravitsky warns that routine Non-invasive Prenatal Screening can undermine women’s reproductive autonomy and she calls for broad societal changes and policies that help promote individual choice.

Proposed Canadian legislation on medical assistance in dying

April 18, 2016 · by · in Canadian Bioethics, Death & Assisted Dying, Law & Policy

Leah Hutt summarizes the eligibility criteria and safeguards for medical assistance in dying, as proposed by the Government of Canada.

Gene Editing: How much justice delayed or denied?

December 2, 2015 · by · in Assisted Reproduction, Research Ethics, Science and Technology, Uncategorized · 2 Comments

Nicholas G. Evans offers a nuanced examination of John Harris’ claims against the “unacceptable risks to future generations” associated with gene editing in human reproduction.