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10 Health L. Rev. 3 (2001-2002)

handle is hein.journals/hthlr10 and id is 1 raw text is: Presentation to the Standing Committee On Health' My presentation today is in two parts. First, I will outline features of the draft legislation that, in my view, are to be commended. Second, I will identify aspects of the draft legislation that need to be corrected. My comments in the latter category are illustrative, not comprehensive. Features of the Draft Legislation to be Retained At the outset, it is important to highlight aspects of the proposed legislation that are to be applauded. Too often, in our eagerness to provide a critical commentary on a draft proposal, we neglect to mention that which is positive and should be retained. The risk in so doing is that positive features of the original proposal may subsequently be revised for the worse - at least that has been my limited experience in the realm of policy-making. And so, learning from my past mistakes, I am particularly mindful of the need to first tell you what I like about the draft legislation. My strong recommendation is that these features of the proposal not be amended. The Preamble The preamble to the draft legislation is exceptionally good. It names a number of important considerations and entrenches core values in the legislation. This will undoubtedly assist law-makers in interpreting and implementing the legislation, and developing coherent regulations. Particularly noteworthy are: (1) recognition of the need to attend to the best interests of children born of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART s); (2) recognition of the disproportionate impact of ARTs on women; (3) the commitment to respect autonomy and, in particular, to promote free and informed consent; and (4) awareness of the problems of commercialization and commodification. Volume 10 Number 1 Brickbats and Bouquets for the Draft Legislation on Assisted Human Reproduction Frangoise Baylis 3

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