Reproductive Surrogacy in Canada

• Author(s) / Creator(s)

  • Nelson, E.

• Introduction: To understand the story of surrogacy regulation in Canada, one must go back a quarter of a century to the appointment of the Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies (Royal Commission). In keeping with international practice, Canada’s strategy was to undertake a thorough study of assisted reproduction, including surrogacy – its practice, its effects, and the attitudes and fears it provokes – before settling on a regulatory approach. To that end, the Royal Commission was appointed in 1989 with a mandate to explore the social, ethical, legal, and economic implications of new reproductive technologies and to recommend a suitable sociolegal response.

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• Subjects / Keywords

  • Medicine
  • Medical Law
  • Obstetrics And Gynecology
  • Ethics And Forensic Medicine
  • Reproductive Medicine

• Type of Item

  Chapter

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3NP1WZ7Q

• License

  © Cambridge University Press 2016. This material has been published in Handbook of Gestational surrogacy: International clinical practice and policy issues edited by E. S. Stills. This version is free to view and download for personal use only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works.