Established under the Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR) Act of 2004, Assisted Human Reproduction Canada [5] (AHRC), also known as the Assisted Human Reproduction Agency of Canada, was created in 2006 to oversee research related to reproductive technologies and to protect the reproductive rights [6] and interests of Canadian citizens. AHRC serves as a regulatory body for the development and use ...

Established under the Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR) Act of 2004, Assisted Human Reproduction Canada [5] (AHRC), also known as the Assisted Human Reproduction Agency of Canada, was created in 2006 to oversee research related to reproductive technologies and to protect the reproductive rights [6] and interests of Canadian citizens. AHRC serves as a regulatory body for the development and use ...

The use of modern reproductive technology, such as in-vitro fertilization and its related procedures, has opened new areas of legal, religious and public concern. Thirty years ago, the development of effective methods to control procreation generated a debate on whether couples had the right to enjoy sex in the absence of its procreative effect. Today, assisted reproductive technology (ART) all...

This book by a philosophy professor examines the moral, legal, psychological, and sociological impact of reproductive technologies from an orthodox Roman Catholic perspective. Definitions of and positions on marriage and parenthood, procreation, the family, specific assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs), and surrogate motherhood are based primarily on teachings and principles contained in t...

Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) have spread at a surprising speed in Iran, since their introduction three decades ago. Currently over 75 clinics offer fertility treatment, in all its forms, throughout the country. The practice of ARTs in Iran, which is an Islamic state, was made possible, initially, through the endorsement of leading religious authorities. While the use of these biote...