How does the Act affect Canadians?
In the four years of consultation leading up to the 1993 Report of the Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies and since that time, Canadians expressed clearly that they wanted legislation in place to govern AHR procedures and activities, including laws to prohibit commercialization of the human reproductive capacity, which is not in keeping with Canadian values. Just as the commercialization of body parts is not allowed, neither is the purchase of sperm and eggs for commercial profit. The AHR Act ensures that Canadians have a rigorous system of licensing, monitoring, inspection and enforcement to protect their health, safety and values. For example, human cloning and genetic alteration will not be allowed anywhere in Canada. In addition, the legislation requires that anyone performing AHR procedures or activities obtain a licence and follow the regulations. Specifically: Prohibited activities, defined in sections 5 to 9 of the Act, are AHR activities that Parliament has dete
