00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.895500 CaOODSP 20221107174038 cr |n||||||||| 210120t19931993onc o f000 0 eng d 0660589966 CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cn--- Z1-1989/3-3-PDF Z1-1989-3-3 Canada. Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies, author. issuing body. Proceed with care : final report of the Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies : summary & highlights = un virage à prendre en douceur : rapport final de la Commission royale sur les nouvelles techniques de reproduction : sommaire et faits saillants. Un virage à prendre en douceur : rapport final de la Commission royale sur les nouvelles techniques de reproduction : sommaire et faits saillants Final report of the Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies : summary & highlights Ottawa, Canada : Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies = Commission royale sur les nouvelles techniques de reproduction : Canada Communication Group = Groupe communication Canada, 1993. ©1993 1 online resource (1 volume (various pagings)) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Digitized edition from print [produced by Privy Council Canada]. Foreword -- Introduction -- How the Commission Went About Its Work -- Responsible Regulation : The National Reproductive Technologies Commission -- New Reproductive Technologies and the Health Care System -- Ethical Framework and Guiding Principles -- The Prevalence of Infertility -- Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Infertility -- Smoking and Infertility -- Age and Infertility -- Exposure to Harmful Agents in the Workplace and the Environment and Infertility -- Preventing Infertility -- Adoption -- Fertility Drugs -- Assisted Insemination -- In Vitro Fertilization -- Handling of Eggs and Embryos -- Embryo Research -- Preconception Arrangements -- Commercial Interests -- Prenatal Diagnosis for Congenital Anomalies and Genetic Disease -- Prenatal Diagnosis for Late-Onset Single-Gene Disorders and Prenatal Diagnosis for Susceptibility Genes -- Sex Selection for Non-Medical Reasons -- Gene Therapy and Genetic Alteration -- Judicial Intervention -- Uses of Fetal Tissues -- Conclusion. "Having children and ensuring they are healthy are fundamentally important goals to most Canadians, but some people cannot reach these goals without help. As a caring society, Canada should respond to these deeply held aspirations, but the technology used to help can also be misused, and have harmful consequences both for individuals and for society. National action is needed to ensure new reproductive technologies are not misused, but used with care. It is the responsibility of the federal government, on behalf of society, to set boundaries around the technologies prohibiting those that contravene Canadian ethical and social values, and to put in place regulation to ensure that only legitimate, beneficial uses occur. Only the federal government has the power to put in place a system to manage the technologies. In the interest of protecting Canadian citizens, the federal government has the responsibility to do so"--Introduction. Issued also in printed form. Text in English and French with separate title pages, French text follows English text. Human reproductive technology Canada. Infertility Treatment Canada. Embryology, Human Canada. Proceed with care : (CaOODSP)9.656229 Proceed with care : fre (CaOODSP)9.895515 PDF 34.62 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2021/bcp-pco/Z1-1989-3/Z1-1989-3-3.pdf