Legislation/Regulation: Canada
Updated: May 7/10
History
• Milestones in the development of legislation *
• A chronology of the Assisted Human Reproduction Act
• Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies (1989 - 1993)
• Report of the House of Commons Standing Committee of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction - Building Families (Dec/01)
Current
• Assisted Human Reproduction Act (2004)
• Health Canada: Responsible for developing policy & regulations. (Publication of proposed regulations has been delayed until an opinion is provided by the Supreme Court of Canada on the constitutionality of parts of the AHR Act.)
• Assisted Human Reproduction Canada (AHRC): Responsible for administering & enforcing the Act and its regulations.
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