Proceed with care - final report of the Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies / Patricia Baird, chairperson. : Z1-1989/3E-PDF

Test tube babies, fertility drugs, egg and embryo donation, womb rental, gene therapy and sex selection are all issues fraught with implications -- social, ethical, legal, health, scientific and economic. As science continually pushes forward the frontiers of reproductive technology, more Canadians realize that such technology can be misused, with harmful consequences for individuals and for society. The work of the commission, chaired by Patricia Baird, spanned four years of intensive research, consultation and deliberation. The result is a report with an exhaustive analysis of the issues and a set of far-reaching recommendations. While the Commission concluded that some reproductive technologies and some of their uses are unethical and contrary to Canadians' values, it found that others are potentially beneficial, if used ethically and responsibly. Hence the need for a system to oversee, licence, and monitor activities in this report.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Privy Council Office.
Title Proceed with care - final report of the Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies / Patricia Baird, chairperson.
Variant title Title also cited as : Final report of the Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Other formats Paper-[English]
Note(s) Includes volumes 1 and 2. Historical publication digitized in 2008 by Privy Council Office of Canada.
Publishing information Ottawa - Ontario : Privy Council Office c1993.
Description 166, 175, 122, 71, 109, 121, 158, 163, 158, 101p.figs., glossary, graphs, map, references, tables
Catalogue number
  • Z1-1989/3E-PDF
Subject terms Fertility
Commissions of inquiry
Reproductive technology
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