Vincent Couture

Vincent Couture, PhD (he/him), is an associate professor in the faculty of nursing sciences at Université Laval. He is a regular researcher at the Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec – Université Laval (a research centre affiliated with Québec’s university hospital). He teaches bioethics, nursing ethics and qualitative research methods. His research program focuses on perinatal ethical issues. By employing conceptual and empirical approaches, he develops knowledge in the areas of public health, perinatal issues, questions of sex and gender, and the aging of the population. The results of his research aim to support the development of policies tailored to new developments in perinatal health. His research examines the issues brought about by the increase of advanced paternal age. From an empirical bioethical perspective, he puts these data in dialogue with the state of normative thinking and of the laws surrounding medically assisted reproduction. He is a co-researcher within the DRIFTS project, which is part of the Canada Research Chair in Third-Party Reproduction and Family Ties research program.