Health Canada plans to regulate egg freezing
Review may result in limit on number of clinics licensed to perform service
(sz) Health Canada is reviewing the science and safety issues of freezing women’s eggs for future use and says it will be among the reproductive technologies that will have to be licensed.
A Health Canada official confirmed yesterday that egg freezing would be considered a “controlled activity” under the 2004 Assisted Human Reproduction Act, and if the review suggests the science is still “somewhat risky” it could limit the number of clinics licensed to provide the service.
Francine Manseau, a senior policy analyst with Health Canada, said regulations are under development and will be implemented and enforced by Assisted Human Reproduction Canada, a federal agency created under the act to regulate the country’s fertility clinics. more…
From: »globeandmail.com« (Canada)