Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies
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| Inquiry period | 25 October 1989 – 15 November 1993 |
| Authorized | Order in Council P.C. 1989-2150 |
The Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies, often referred to as the "Baird Commission", was created by the Canadian federal government under Brian Mulroney in 1989 to study the ethical, social, research, and legal implications of new reproductive technologies in Canada.[1] The Canadian government, along with many other citizens, had grown increasingly concerned about the impact of in vitro fertilization and other rapidly progressing technologies.[2][3] The commission was chaired by Patricia Baird. It published its final report in 1993, which was presented to the Canadian Governor General. The report later served the basis for the federal statute, the Assisted Human Reproduction Act.[2]
References
- ^ "Proceed with care - final report of the Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies / Patricia Baird, chairperson". Government of Canada Publications. 2002-07-01. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ a b Sonya Norris and Marlisa Tiedemann (6 September 2011). Legal Status at the Federal Level of Assisted Human Reproduction in Canada (PDF) (Report).
- ^ Cox, Sue (Winter 1993). "Strategies for the Present, Strategies for the Future: Feminist Resistance to New Reproductive Technologies". Canadian Woman Studies. 13 (2): 25–28.
Further reading
- Scala, Francesca (2014). "The Framing of Scientific Governance in Canada: Policy Change and the Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies". In Johns, Carolyn M.; Inwood, Gregory J. (eds.). Commissions of inquiry and policy change : a comparative analysis. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. pp. 130–153. ISBN 978-1-4426-1572-4.