What does the Assisted Human Reproduction Act say regarding payment for sperm, ova (eggs), in vitro embryos or surrogacy?
A2: Section 6 of the AHR Act prohibits payment for or advertising to pay for surrogacy and establishes the minimum age of a surrogate mother. Section 7 of the Act prohibits the purchase, offer to purchase, or advertisement for the purchase of a sperm or ova from a donor, or someone acting for a donor. Similarly, section 7 also bans the purchase or sale of in vitro embryos. These prohibitions are based on the principle that human reproductive capacity should not be commercialized. This fundamental principle of the Act was determined through consultation with Canadians in the years leading up to the establishment of the Act.
