News Release
1996-09
January 24, 1996
Membership of Advisory Committee on Interim Moratorium on Reproductive Technologies announced
OTTAWA - Health Canada today announced the membership of the Advisory Committee on the Interim Moratorium on Reproductive Technologies.
The Committee, which will be chaired by Sheilah Martin, Dean of Law at the University of Calgary, will advise Health Canada on compliance with the moratorium and on any follow-up action, track the development of emerging new reproductive and genetic technologies and identify other highly questionable practices that warrant inclusion in the moratorium.
The Advisory Committee is composed of 13 members with expertise in women's health, bioethics, reproductive medicine, minority rights and religion as well as consumer, children and ethnocultural issues.
The moratorium was announced in July 1995 as a first step in the development of a permanent regime for managing the application of new reproductive and genetic technologies.
For information:
Monette Haché
Health Canada
(613) 957-1803
Advisory Committee on the Interim Moratorium on Problematic Reproductive Technologies
Biographies
Sheilah L. Martin (Chair)
Sheilah Martin of Calgary is a Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calgary. Dr. Martin has undertaken extensive research on the legal considerations of new reproductive technologies, particularly as they impact on women.
Louis Dallaire
Louis Dallaire, of Montreal, is head of the medical genetics service at Montreal's Hôpital Sainte-Justine. Dr. Dallaire, who is outgoing president of the Canadian College of Medical Genetics, is the author of several publications on deformity syndromes and prenatal diagnosis of genetic diseases.
Madeline Boscoe
Madeleine Boscoe of Winnipeg is an Advocacy Coordinator with the Winnipeg Women's Health Clinic. During her career, Ms. Boscoe has been an active on women's health issues, particularly in the area of reproductive health.
Sherry Franz
Sherry Franz of Waterloo, Ontario is a parent of two children through the use of New Reproductive Technologies. She is a member of the Infertility Awareness Association of Canada and was the co-founder of the Toronto Chapter of this Association. Ms. Franz is currently studying towards a Masters degree in social work.
Phyllis Creighton
Phyllis Creighton of Toronto has undertaken extensive work on issues related to reproductive health. In particular, Ms. Creighton has undertaken research on the ethical and spiritual considerations, as well as the medical and legal aspects, of new reproductive technologies. She has served on a number of committees within the Anglican Church of Canada which have examined these issues.
Jeffrey Nisker
Jeffrey Nisker of London, Ontario is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Western Ontario and Chair of Reproductive Endocrinology. Dr. Nisker's area of interest is ethical issues of reproductive medicine and he has undertaken research activities in this area.
Susan Sherwin
Susan Sherwin of Halifax is a Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies at Dalhousie University. Dr. Sherwin has been an active researcher and writer in the area of feminist ethics, and more specifically, feminist health care ethics.
Mary MacLennan
Mary MacLennan of Halifax is a lawyer and private consultant. She is a member of the Canadian Human Rights Commission and has also served on the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission. During her career, Ms. MacLennan has been active on a professional and volunteer basis on issues related to disability.
Jacques Tremblay
Jacques Tremblay of Montreal, has devoted several years to working on issues relating to the protection of young people and promotion of children's rights, mainly as a communicator and volunteer activist. Mr. Tremblay has worked on, among other things, the ethical issues connected with medical care for children born with defects or serious impairments.
Shashi Assanand
Shashi Assanand of Richmond, British Columbia is the Executive Director of the Vancouver and Lower Mainland Multicultural Family Support Services Society. Ms. Assanand is a social worker and brings to the Committee an expertise in ethnocultural issues, particularly as they pertain to women.
Michael Burgess
Michael Burgess of Vancouver is the Chair of Bioethics at the Centre for Applied Ethics at the University of British Columbia. During his career, Dr. Burgess has undertaken extensive work, both clinical and academic, in the area of bioethics.
Abby Lippman
Abby Lippman of Montreal is Acting Co-Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McGill University. Dr. Lippman is an active researcher in areas of human genetics particularly from a feminist perspective.
Lisa Kearns
Lisa Kearns of Mississauga, Ontario is Vice-President of a marketing and advertising agency. Ms. Kearns brings to the Advisory Committee her own personal experience with new reproductive technologies, specifically in-vitro fertilization.
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