Category Assisted Reproduction
Paying for Egg Donations Enters Dicey Territory
Françoise Baylis opposes payment for egg donations and supports Canada’s current altruistic system.
Talking about decriminalization is not enough
Katie Hammond argues that discussions surrounding the Assisted Human Reproduction Act must go beyond decriminalization.
Paying Surrogates & Donors: Against Canadian Values
Francoise Baylis and Alana Cattapan object to a politician’s private member’s bill that seeks to remove the current prohibition on compensating surrogates and donors.
Let’s ask a different question about surrogacy
Françoise Baylis argues that the focus on “criminalization” in recent Canadian debates about payment for surrogacy is a serious distraction aimed at ignoring the critical issue of “commodification.”
New ART regulations require feminist voices
Francine Coeytux, Marcy Darnovsky, Susan Berke Fogel, and Emily Galpern maintain that the development of new regulations about assisted reproductive technologies must include the voices of scholars who have studied women’s health issues, and advocates who have worked for policies and practices that safeguard women’s health and rights.
Canada’s Prohibition on Altering the Human Genome
Françoise Baylis and Alana Cattapan defend the current prohibition in Canada on making genetic alterations that can be passed on to future generations.
The Impact of Ontario’s Publicly-funded IVF
Shawn Winsor describes the importance of surveying patients and providers regarding their experiences of Ontario’s new publicly-funded IVF program.
