Last month Health Canada released draft language specifying what constitutes a legitimate and legal reimbursement for expenses incurred during gamete provision or surrogacy. Section 12 of the Assisted Human Reproduction Act states that reimbursements must be made "in accordance with the regulations" which have not existed (until now). The lack of regulation has created confusion and wariness about the legality of reimbursing expenses in surrogacy or gamete donation. Indeed, the only criminal … [Read more...]