Category Law & Policy
Draft regulations won’t fix a broken Act
Art Leader critiques the Assisted Human Reproduction Act draft regulations and maintains that the Act fails to address societal challenges relating to emerging reproductive science.
Expert Report on Medical Assistance in Dying
Sally Bean summarizes the recent expert report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada and suggests that a legislative amendment is unlikely until compelling evidence exists or a common law ruling requires it.
The Privacy Paradox and Duty to Warn
Kathy Hodgkinson and Daryl Pullman propose that high risk/high recurrence genetic diseases should come under the purview of public health.
Reimbursing Surrogates & Donors
Françoise Baylis supports the proposed new regulations for reimbursement related to assisted human reproduction.
Thicker than Water: Slow Movement on Blood Policy
Landon J. Getz provides an update on Canadian Blood Services’ progress in updating outmoded policies on gay blood donation.
Posthumous Sperm Retrieval
Darrel Dennis argues that people’s religious beliefs should be an important factor in decisions regarding posthumous sperm retrieval.
Adoptive Parents and Unequal Parental Leave
Heather Stewart argues that unequal parental leave time available to adoptive and biological parents is discriminatory.
