Although the federal government passed a law in 2004 that tackled a wide swath of the socially and ethically controversial issues surrounding reproduction, covering everything from human cloning to payment for sperm, the law hasn't lived up to expectations.
Key parts have since been struck down and others were never clarified. The recent announcement that Ottawa plans to axe the regulatory body in charge of enforcing the law has created added uncertainty.
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Read MoreKatie is a second year PhD student in the Department of Sociology. She is interested in the experience of Canadian egg donors and intended parents, and the role of the Canadian assistive reproductive technology legislation surrounding egg donation. Her current research is an extension of work that she conducted for her MPhil in Multi-Disciplinary Gender Studies.
Read MoreFeaturing guest Anna Molas, a research fellow in anthropology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Spanish women are having fewer and fewer children, and yet the country has become the egg donation capital of Europe. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we find out about the experiences of women who decide to donate their eggs, and whether there are enough protections in place to prevent them from being exploited.
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