Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies

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The Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies, often referred to as the "Baird Commission", was created by the Canadian federal government under Brian Mulroneyin 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] 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]

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  1. Jump up^ Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies (1993). Proceed with Care 1. Ottawa. p. 2.
  2. ^ Jump up to:a b Sonya Norris and Marlisa Tiedemann (September 2011). Legal Status at the Federal Level of Assisted Human Reproduction in Canada.