The Canadian Journal of Bioethics is a peer-reviewed, bilingual (French and English), international, open access academic journal that publishes theoretical, conceptual and empirical research in bioethics. The aim of the journal is to provide a space for the publication of high quality and thought provoking bioethics scholarship of diverse forms.
ISSN: 2561-4665; Sherpa-Romeo
DOI: 10.7202/bioethics
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The editors follow the recommendations outlined in the COPE Core Practices. Specifically, the editors will work to ensure the highest ethical standards of publication, including: the identification and management of conflicts of interest (for editors and for authors), the fair evaluation of manuscripts, and the publication of manuscripts that meet the journal’s standards of excellence.
The Canadian Journal of Bioethics (ISSN: 2561-4665) is published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher: Bioethics Program, École de santé publique de l'Université de Montréal (ESPUM)
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Critical commentaries
Section Editor: Aliya Affdal
Critical commentaries are peer-reviewed, and provide timely critical reflection on current issues. They should be clear and concise, 2000-3000 words.
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Ethical Challenges in Deploying Large Language Model Chatbots for LGBTQ2+ Mental Health Support
A Critique of Negotiable Reproductive Rights as a Population Control Measure
First They Came for the Physical Crips: The Eugenic Logic Driving MAID
Open Access Genetic Testing and Cancer Predisposition: The Legal Framework in France and Ethical Issues
A Critical Approach to the UNESCO Principle “Scientific Knowledge and Integrity in Decision Making” in the Face of Climate Change: Contribution of Andean Indigenous Knowledge
Towards an Integrated Approach: Politics, Science and Ethics – The Key Role of Knowledge Mediation in Health Crises
Human Genome Editing and Sickle Cell Disease in Canada: Urgent and Unresolved Ethical Considerations
An Interprofessional Interpretation of Ontario’s CPSO End-of-Life Policy
A Typology of Ethical Issues to Better Support the Development of Ethical Sensitivity Among Healthcare Professionals
Ethical Imperatives: Defending Compulsory Vaccination in CHSLDs
New Developments and Old Dilemmas in Ontario’s Resuscitation Policy at the End of Life
Ethics of Medical Assistance in Dying for Non-Terminal Illness: A Comparison of Mental and Physical Illness in Canada and Europe
Recent Canadian Negligence Decisions Relating to Prenatal Care: Implications for Physicians’ Screening Practices
“Home to Fail” Discharges: A Question of Motivation
Collecting Race-Based Data in Health Research: A Critical Analysis of the Ongoing Challenges and Next Steps for Canada
Where Do I Go to Wait? Ethical Considerations During the 90 Day Reflection Period for MAiD
Interpreting Irremediability When a Mental Health Disorder is the Sole-qualifying Medical Condition for MAiD
Identifying and Tackling Ableism, Healthism and Suicidism in Health
Handling Complaints: Considerations for Prioritizing Complaints
Caregiving and its Ethical, Clinical and Organisational Challenges during a Pandemic: The Experience of a Complaints Commissioner's Office
Fairness: The Bedrock of Ombuds Practice in Canada
Complaints Commissioners’ Assistance Function: System Navigator or Queue Jumper?
Licit Substance Use in Physical Rehabilitation Settings
Ethical Issues to Better Define Medical Tourism and its Protagonists in Quebec
Access to Health Care and Adherence to Health Care Guidelines in a Pandemic: Two Independent Concepts
Bioethics According to Van Rensselaer Potter: A Relevant Perspective on Contemporary Occupational Therapy
Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Call to Implement (and Reimagine) Bioethical Principles
The Case for the Vaccine Passport
Advanced Requests for MAID: Are They Compatible with Canadian Medical Practice?
Medical Aid in Dying and Dementia Directives