Podcasts about fertility law

Surrogacy! It’s illegal to pay someone to carry your baby, but legal to compensate them. To help clarify the difference, Ottawa is proposing long-awaited regulations on when a surrogate can accept money. But not everyone is supportive of the proposed new changes. Fertility Law expert Sara Cohen calls it a step in the wrong direction. Sara is on twitter and you can also find out more through her website.   It takes a village to raise a baby, but for Calgary’s Nathan Chan it took a village to have a baby. He gets candid on his eight year, $250,000 journey to become a dad.  Nathan is the managing director of Proud Fertility. You can find out more by connecting with him on Instagram and through the Proud Fertility website.

Sara is a fertility law lawyer based in Toronto, with clients throughout Canada and beyond. She is the founder of Fertility Law Canada and a partner at D2Law LLP where her practice is exclusively devoted to fertility law.  She approaches fertility law with the compassion, empathy and the respect it deserves. Sara regularly acts on behalf of intended parents, surrogate mothers, egg donors, sperm donors, embryo donors, and other people involved with reproductive technologies. She is also an adjunct professor of law at Osgoode Hall Law School where she teaches reproductive law. Sara is an advocate for all parties involved in third party reproductive technology- loves what she does and it shows! In today’s show, we talk about Fertility Law and the legal implications of assisted reproductive technologies. My Fertility Awareness Programs are designed to help you to master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles. Gain confidence charting your cycles, and gain deep insights into the connection between your health, your fertility, and your cycles. Click here for more information! Don’t forget to sign up for my FREE FAM 101 video series. Click here for access. Topics discussed in today's episode: At what point is it necessary to seek legal support? How does the law restrict the use of frozen embryos if a couple separates after the embryos were made? What are the laws around surrogacy? What is the difference between traditional surrogacy and gestational surrogacy? What are the laws regarding egg, embryo, and sperm donation? Preventing consanguinity (too many offspring from the same donor) Canadian law around sperm donation (and why it has led to a sperm shortage in Canada) Regulations about egg, sperm, and embryo donation around the world Open versus anonymous donation Connect with Sara: You can connect with Sara on her Website, on Facebook, via email, and on Twitter. Resources mentioned: Fertility Law Canada | Sara Cohen Oprah Winfrey Show - When Dad is a Sperm Donor Fertility Awareness 101 FREE Video Series Fertility Friday Programs Fertility Friday Facebook Group Related podcasts & blog posts: FFP 011 | Age-Related Fertility Decline | Using Reproductive Technologies | IVF IUI & IVM | Dr. Melanie McDowall FFP 109 | The Reality of Aging & Fertility | IVF & Assisted Reproductive Technology | The Future of Fertility Treatments | Dr. Marjorie Dixon FFP 196 | Egg Donation | Infertility | The World Egg Bank | Diana Thomas Fertility Awareness Episodes | Fertility Friday Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts! Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic A Special Thank You to Our Show Sponsor: Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Programs This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here for more information!

Today on Hull on Estates, Moira Visoiu and Doreen So discuss estate law issues that may arise through the use of artificial reproductive technologies and Ian Hull’s paper, “Fertility Law in the Context of Estates. Congratulations again to Sara Cohen for being recognized as one of the Top 25 Most Influential by Canadian Lawyer in respect of her work in Canadian fertility law.