CanadaDo genetic ties matter?Margaret Somerville | 19 October 2009 |tags: adoption, Canada, family, QuebecShould adopted children have the right to be connected in some way to their biological parents?
Softened up for deathCristina Alarcon | 22 September 2009 |tags: Canada, euthanasia, sufferingCould our persistent search for a hardship-free world be blinding us to the value of suffering?
Justifying one’s existenceBarbara Kay | 28 July 2009 |tags: abortion, Canada, euthanasia, human dignityChoosing to live out one’s natural life will soon be as unpopular as refusing an abortion.
Respect for conscience must be a social valueMargaret Somerville | 17 October 2008 |tags: abortion, Canada, conscience, conscientious objectionIn mature Western democracies we have competing societal values, with abortion at the eye of the storm.The best get convictions; the worst get medalsNigel Hannaford | 09 October 2008 |tags: abortion, Canada, conscienceA Canadian woman has spent nearly half of the last 14 years in jail as a prisoner of conscience. Why doesn't she have a medal?
Canada debates foetal homicideMargaret Somerville | 08 April 2008 |tags: abortion, CanadaSound evidence and sound language are absent in pro-choice arguments.
Abortion: giving new life to the debateMargaret Somerville | 26 January 2008 |tags: abortion, CanadaAnniversaries of court decisions in the United States and Canada highlight the need for open discussion of this moral issue in the public square.
Recognising the youngest victims of crimeMargaret Somerville | 23 November 2007 |tags: abortion, CanadaThe complexities and controversies of using law to protect the foetus.Why Canada should re-visit same-sex marriageMargaret Somerville | 11 October 2006 |tags: Canada, same-sex marriageChildren are being ignored as adults re-engineer the family, claims one of Canada's leading ethicists.subscribe donate
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