Fertility advocates protest criminal sanctions in assisted reproduction act

Enforcing the Assisted Human Reproduction Act.

With the  t in place, the business of buying and selling reproductive tissues and services should have come to a screeching halt in Canada, especially given the penalties for breaking the law. The penalties include a ne of up to $500 000, imprisonment for up to 10 years, or both. This has not been the case, however. The legal prohibitions have largely been seen as nothing more than “paper ...

I-8: Folic Acid and Female Fertility in Natural and Assisted Reproduction

Background Pre-conceptional supplementation with folic acid is recognized as essential for the prevention of neural tube defects. However, the reproductive effects of folic acid may extend well beyond this well-recognized effect and may have an important role in improving fertility and survival of the conceptus and fetus. MaterialsAndMethods We evaluated the association between pre-conceptional...

First prosecution under Assisted Human Reproduction Act ends in conviction.

Can Male Fertility Be Improved Prior to Assisted Reproduction through The Control of Uncommonly Considered Factors?

"Unnatural deaths," criminal sanctions, and medical quality improvement in Japan.