Laws and Regulations
Assisted Human Reproduction in Canada
In Canada, the assisted human reproduction act came into effect in 2004. Under section 5-9, it lists the prohibited activities that has been deemed ethically unacceptable, incompatible with Canadian values or that may pose significant human health and safety risks to Canadians.
No person shall knowingly:
– Create a human clone
– Create an in vitro embryo for any purpose other than creating a human being
– Maintain an embryo outside the body after 14 days of fertilization
– Alter the genome of a cell of a human or in vitro embryo
– Gender selection
For the complete list please visit: http://www.ahrc-pac.gc.ca/v2/index-eng.php
In Canada, the assisted human reproduction act came into effect in 2004. Under section 5-9, it lists the prohibited activities that has been deemed ethically unacceptable, incompatible with Canadian values or that may pose significant human health and safety risks to Canadians.
No person shall knowingly:
– Create a human clone
– Create an in vitro embryo for any purpose other than creating a human being
– Maintain an embryo outside the body after 14 days of fertilization
– Alter the genome of a cell of a human or in vitro embryo
– Gender selection
For the complete list please visit: http://www.ahrc-pac.gc.ca/v2/index-eng.php