FEDERAL REGULATIONS ON EMBRYO RESEARCH: A VIEW FROM THE CLINICS
Presented by: University of CalgaryCategory: Other Event
Price: $0
Date: March 31, 2015 – March 31, 2015
Address: 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4
Website: http://www.ucalgary.ca/
As part of the Political Science speaker’s series, Dr. Dave Snow will be speaking on Federal Regulations on Embryo Research: A View from the Clinics. Drawing from 2013 qualitative interviews with fertility patients and a 2014 survey of fertility clinics, this presentation examines how Canadian law and policy surrounding the creation and use of human embryos has affected clinical practice. Although there exist federal prohibitions and regulations on the use of embryos, much of the day-to-day implementation and enforcement of these laws is done by medical professionals at fertility clinics, many of which do not seem to be acting in accordance with the letter of the law. Moreover, patients donating embryos to scientific research are often uncertain about the legal distinctions contained in consent forms, which suggests that Canadian law has not achieved its intended effect. For more information, please visit http://poli.ucalgary.ca
Location:
Social Sciences 729
Speaker:
Dr. Dave Snow completed a BA in political science at St. Thomas University, and an MA and PhD in political science at the University of Calgary. He is currently a Killam Postdoctoral Fellow in the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University, specializing in assisted reproductive technology policy and Canadian constitutional law. Beginning in July, he will be an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Guelph.
More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/federal-regulations-embryo-research-view-clinics