Assisted Human Reproduction Act (S.C. 2004, c. 2)

Marginal note:Purchase of gametes

• 7 (1) No person shall purchase, offer to purchase or advertise for the purchase of sperm or ova from a donor or a person acting on behalf of a donor.

• Marginal note:Purchase or sale of embryos

  (2) No person shall

  • (a) purchase, offer to purchase or advertise for the purchase of an in vitro embryo; or

  • (b) sell, offer for sale or advertise for sale an in vitro embryo.

• Marginal note:Purchase of other reproductive material

  (3) No person shall purchase, offer to purchase or advertise for the purchase of a human cell or gene from a donor or a person acting on behalf of a donor, with the intention of using the gene or cell to create a human being or of making it available for that purpose.

• Marginal note:Exchanges included

  (4) In this section, “purchase” or “sell” includes to acquire or dispose of in exchange for property or services.