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CCQ, r. 12 - Regulation respecting the conduct of the mandatory information meeting in the context of certain parental projects involving surrogacy
Section 3
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3. Regarding the ethical issues associated with a parental project involving surrogacy, the information meeting must address
(1) autonomous decision-making by the woman or the person who has agreed to give birth to the child at each stage of the process;
(2) the importance of the free and informed consent of the woman or the person who has agreed to give birth to the child at each stage of the process;
(3) the importance of the free and informed consent of the person alone or the spouses who formed the parental project before committing to such a project;
(4) the child’s right to know their origins;
(5) the importance for the woman or the person who has agreed to give birth to the child to contribute gratuitously to the parental project and the issues relating to socioeconomic inequalities between that woman or that person and the person alone or the spouses who formed the parental project.
In force: 2024-03-06
3. Regarding the ethical issues associated with a parental project involving surrogacy, the information meeting must address
(1) autonomous decision-making by the woman or the person who has agreed to give birth to the child at each stage of the process;
(2) the importance of the free and informed consent of the woman or the person who has agreed to give birth to the child at each stage of the process;
(3) the importance of the free and informed consent of the person alone or the spouses who formed the parental project before committing to such a project;
(4) the child’s right to know their origins;
(5) the importance for the woman or the person who has agreed to give birth to the child to contribute gratuitously to the parental project and the issues relating to socioeconomic inequalities between that woman or that person and the person alone or the spouses who formed the parental project.
