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I recently had the privilege of going to the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa to listen to the Attorney-General of Canada defend the Assisted Human Reproduction Act. This act was passed in 2004 to protect the interests of women, and couples, who use reproductive technologies, as well as the interests of children who are born of these technologies.
In very general terms, the legislation prohibits a number of activities such as creating a human clone, or purchasing sperm, eggs and embryos. It also places constraints on certain reproductive practices. For example, while the legislation prohibits the buying and selling of sperm, eggs and embryos, it permits reimbursement of actual expenditures incurred in donating these reproductive materials.
The legislation, welcomed by most Canadians as the fruitful culmination of nearly a dozen years of advocacy on the part of women for women, was assailed by the province of Quebec. Quebec challenged the constitutionality of the act on the grounds that it encroached on an area of provincial responsibility - namely, health. In June of 2008, the Quebec Court of Appeal held...
In very general terms, the legislation prohibits a number of activities such as creating a human clone, or purchasing sperm, eggs and embryos. It also places constraints on certain reproductive practices. For example, while the legislation prohibits the buying and selling of sperm, eggs and embryos, it permits reimbursement of actual expenditures incurred in donating these reproductive materials.
The legislation, welcomed by most Canadians as the fruitful culmination of nearly a dozen years of advocacy on the part of women for women, was assailed by the province of Quebec. Quebec challenged the constitutionality of the act on the grounds that it encroached on an area of provincial responsibility - namely, health. In June of 2008, the Quebec Court of Appeal held...