Health Law Review articles from December 2002

Health Law Review archives from December 2002

Symposium on Bill C-13: the Assisted Human Reproduction Act.(Canada)
December 22, 2002... Introduction On September 21, 2002, the Health Law Institute and the University of Alberta's Stem Cell Task Force sponsored a Symposium on Bill C-56: The Assisted Human Reproduction Act. (1) We brought together scholars from across Canada...

The science of stem cells: some implications for law and policy.(Canada)
December 22, 2002... Introduction There are few areas of modem biomedical research that have aroused as much controversy as stem cells. Scientists, physicians, patients and patient advocacy groups tend to emphasize the potential therapeutic benefits. Others...

Regulating the creation of novel beings.(Canada)
December 22, 2002... Introduction (1) Bill C-l3, An Act respecting assisted human reproduction, (2) proposes to regulate various elements of the creation of novel beings. Though the bill is directed primarily at the techniques and processes of human...

Bill C-13, the Assisted Human Reproduction Act: examining the arguments against a regulatory approach.(Canada )
December 22, 2002... The temptation to respond to emerging social problems or sensational but atypical events through the vehicle of the generally-applicable criminal law must therefore be resisted according to this approach [of restraint], and a dispassionate...

Defining a policy rationale for the criminal regulation of reproductive technologies.(Canada)
December 22, 2002... On the heels of extensive public and political debate, controversy and criticism, Bill C-56, An Act respecting assisted human reproduction, (1) was introduced in the House of Commons on May 9,2002. (2) Through this bill, Parliament has proposed...

A constitutional analysis of the proposed ban on non-reproductive human cloning: An unjustified violation of freedom of expression?(Canada)
December 22, 2002... I. Introduction Like all other Canadian legislation, in order to be valid law, the provisions of Bill C-13, An act respecting assisted human reproduction, (1) must be consistent with the terms of Canada's Constitution, and, in particular,...

Donate a definition.(Assisted Human Reproduction Act)(Canada)
December 22, 2002... Statutes employ definitions to give content to the law. Bill C-13, the Assisted Human Reproduction Act, (1) is no exception. Definitions, by definition, give meaning to terms, explain their scope, clarify, or fix with precision. (2) Definitions...

Betwixt and between human stem cell guidelines and legislation.(Canada )
December 22, 2002... Introduction On March 4, 2002, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research released its guidelines Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Research: Guidelinesfor CIHR-Funded Research. (1) The CIHR is Canada's major federal funding agency for health...

Mum's the word: donor anonymity in assisted reproduction.(Canada)
December 22, 2002... Traditionally, assisted human reproduction by gamete donor (1) has been a secretive, even anonymous, procedure. The very fact that an individual was conceived by assisted reproductive techniques was hidden from that individual, and strict donor...

Privacy and assisted human reproduction: a discussion paper.(Canada)
December 22, 2002... Introduction The tension between reproductive rights and privacy interests is not a new theme. Some of the greatest legal and political controversies concern matters of reproduction and procreation. Heated debates rage over old familiars...

Stem cell terminology: practical, theological and ethical implications.(Canada)
December 22, 2002... Abstract Stem cell policy discussions frequently confuse embryonic and fetal sources of stem cells, and label untested, non-reproductive cloning as "therapeutic." Such misnomers distract attention from significant practical and ethical...