NORTH AMERICA

 

 

  CANADA

 

§         “An Act Respecting Assisted Human Reproduction and Related Research (Bill C-6),” Canada/Government, Ottawa            (29 March 2004).

            http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/pdf/protection/ahr/C-6_4_RA.pdf

 

“Interpretation and Application - Definitions

3. The following definitions apply in this Act.

 ‘‘human clone’’ means an embryo that, as a result of the manipulation of human Reproductive material or an in vitro embryo, contains a diploid set of chromosomes obtained from a single—living or deceased—human being, foetus or embryo.”

 

“Prohibited Activities - Prohibited procedures

5. (1) No person shall knowingly

(a) create a human clone by using any technique, or transplant a human clone into a human being or into any non-human life form or artificial device;

(b) create an in vitro embryo for any purpose other than creating a human being or improving or providing instruction in assisted reproduction procedures;

(c) for the purpose of creating a human being, create an embryo from a cell or part

of a cell taken from an embryo or foetus or transplant an embryo so created into a

human being;

 (f) alter the genome of a cell of a human being or in vitro embryo such that the alteration.”