Bill C-404 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Assisted Human Reproduction Act

This bill is from the 42nd Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2019.

Sponsor

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of May 29, 2018
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Assisted Human Reproduction Act to decriminalize payment for sperm or ovum donation and for surrogacy. It specifies that, subject to section 9, a sperm or ovum donor must be at least 18 years of age, must have the capacity to consent to the donation and must not be coerced into donating. It also specifies that a surrogate mother must be at least 21 years of age, must have the capacity to consent to becoming a surrogate mother and must not be coerced into becoming a surrogate mother.
The enactment also amends the Act to allow for the purchase of other human reproductive material.

Similar bills

S-202 (43rd Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Assisted Human Reproduction Act

S-216 (43rd Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Assisted Human Reproduction Act

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-404s:

C-404 (2024) National Conversion Therapy Awareness Day Act

C-404 (2013) Temporary Resident Visa Processing Requirements Act

C-404 (2012) Temporary Resident Visa Processing Requirements Act

C-404 (2010) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (failure to prevent access to child pornography)

Canadian Infertility Awareness WeekStatements By Members

April 12th, 2019 / 10:55 a.m.

See context

Liberal

Anthony Housefather Liberal Mount Royal, QC

Mr. Speaker, everyone knows someone who has struggled with fertility issues, yet speaking about infertility is still quite taboo in our society. Starting later this month, Canadians will have an opportunity to highlight the need to break the stigma and share their stories with others during Canadian Infertility Awareness Week.

I thank Fertility Matters, the national organization that empowers Canadians to help reach their reproductive health goals, for their leadership and bringing awareness to this important issue.

As the sponsor of Bill C-404, which seeks to amend the Assisted Human Reproduction Act in order to help more Canadians have their own child, I think that we need to pay more attention to this discussion.

I ask my colleagues to join me in encouraging all Canadians who have experienced difficulty building their families to share their stories and help remove the stigma surrounding their struggles.