Adrienne Asch

This post originally appeared on the Medical College of Wisconsin Bioethics Listserv. It is posted here with permission from the author. I have known Adrienne since the mid-1980s, when she approached me after I had given a talk for the … Continue reading

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Remebering Adrienne Asch

This is a guest post by Alice Dreger of Northwestern University Adrienne Asch, PhD, director of the Center for Ethics at Yeshiva University, died on November 19, of cancer. Adrienne was a pillar of American bioethics, the scholar to whom … Continue reading

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Campus Suicide

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CFP: Vol. 9, No. 3: “Health and Ecological Destruction: Fracking and Beyond”

The deadline for submission for this issue is September 1, 2015. Laura Purdy and Wendy Lynne Lee “Which questions moral philosophers choose to study—and choose not to study—is itself a moral issue,” wrote Virginia Warren in her groundbreaking 1979 article. … Continue reading

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Breaking Bioethics

(Warning for those who have not yet seen Breaking Bad’s conclusion:  this contains SPOILERS!) Now that Breaking Bad has reached its tragic end, we can focus with more perspective on some of the aspects of the show that have been … Continue reading

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“Penn State Administrators Target Women Employees”

“Penn State Administrators Target Women Employees” From the Centre Daily Times: “Under Penn State’s new employee wellness program, a health risk assessment questionnaire asks female employees if they plan to get pregnant in the next year. If the employee doesn’t want … Continue reading

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CALL FOR PAPERS: Workshop on Global Surrogacy and Reproductive Markets

CALL FOR PAPERS: Workshop on Global Surrogacy and Reproductive Markets Carleton University/University of Ottawa, February 6-8, 2014 International surrogacy consists in a transactional arrangement wherein a first world couple or individual seeking to build a family contracts the gestational services … Continue reading

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Just Because It’s Monday: Two Stories That Will Not Make Your Day

If you are looking to be inspired or uplifted by today’s post….Well, let’s just say these two stories might not be what you are seeking.  Instead of offering an analysis, I will just say this: With respect to the twenty-six … Continue reading

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More on the Burka Avenger

The Ridiculous Burka Avenger Backlash “Faiza S. Khan on why we should be praising the Pakistani cartoon superhero, not criticizing her clothing choices.” … Continue reading

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“Surrogacy” and Parental Licensing

Christine Overall insists that the well-being of children born of “surrogacy” arrangements should be of paramount importance and, most certainly, should take precedence over the wants of prospective parents. This commentary was initially posted on July 18, 2013 on the Impact Ethics blog and is reposted here with permission of the author. Visit impactethics.ca

“Surrogacy” is not illegal in Canada; paying or offering payment to a “surrogate” mother is. According to Section 6 (1) of the Assisted Human Reproduction Act (AHCR Act), “No person shall pay consideration to a female person to be a surrogate mother, offer to pay such consideration or advertise that it will be paid.” This prohibition notwithstanding, the plan is to permit reimbursement for legitimate (receipted) expenses. Section 12 (1) of the AHR Act stipulates, “No person shall, except in accordance with the regulations, … (c) reimburse a surrogate mother for an expenditure incurred by her in relation to her surrogacy.” As the relevant regulations have not been crafted, this exception to the legal prohibition is not yet in force. Meanwhile, there are many media reports of cases of paid and altruistic “surrogacy” in Canada (click here for more information).

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Burqua Avenger

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FAB in Mexico

A message from FAB Co-Coordinator Jackie Leach Scully: Since 1996 the International Network on Feminist Approaches to Bioethics (FAB) has held a biannual World Congress, and next year sees us gathering in Mexico City from 22-24 June 2014. This runs … Continue reading

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