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Bill C-13

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RECOMMENDATION

Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled ``An Act respecting assisted human reproduction''.

SUMMARY

This enactment prohibits assisted reproduction procedures that are considered to be ethically unacceptable. Other types of assisted reproduction procedures are prohibited unless carried out in accordance with a licence and the regulations, which will address health and safety concerns. The creation and use of embryos for research purposes is also addressed. A privacy regime governs the collection, use and disclosure of health reporting information.

The enactment creates the Assisted Human Reproduction Agency of Canada. The Agency will provide advice to the Minister of Health on the matters governed by the enactment. It will also be responsible for the issuance and review of licences, the collection and analysis of health reporting information, inspections and the enforcement of the enactment.

The enactment creates offences for contravention of the provisions of the enactment, the regulations made under it or the terms and conditions of a licence.