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Having Children with Assisted Reproduction (view source)
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*the cooperation of a woman who will carry the baby to term. | *the cooperation of a woman who will carry the baby to term. | ||
The 2004 federal ''[http://canlii.ca/t/7vzj Assisted Human Reproduction Act' | The 2004 federal ''[http://canlii.ca/t/7vzj Assisted Human Reproduction Act]'' regulates the scientific and commercial aspects of assisted reproduction. From a family law perspective, the important parts of this act make it illegal to sell eggs or sperm and say that a surrogate mother can't be paid for her services but she can be compensated for her expenses. | ||
The provincial ''Family Law Act'' lets people make agreements when they are having a child by assisted reproduction, and say which of the parties to the agree will and won't be a legal parent of the child. Under the act, a child can have up to five parents if everyone agrees: up to two people who intend to have the child; an egg donor; a sperm donor; and, a surrogate mother. | The provincial ''Family Law Act'' lets people make agreements when they are having a child by assisted reproduction, and say which of the parties to the agree will and won't be a legal parent of the child. Under the act, a child can have up to five parents if everyone agrees: up to two people who intend to have the child; an egg donor; a sperm donor; and, a surrogate mother. | ||