Assisted Reproduction Without Assisting Over-Collection: Fair Information Practices and the Assisted Human Reproduction Agency of Canada
(2009) 17 Health Law Journal 229.
40 Pages Posted: 30 Jul 2013
Date Written: 2009
Abstract
This paper examines whether the privacy provisions in the Assisted Human Reproduction Act (AHRA), which regulate collection, the disclosure and use of information in the context of ART’s, protect the privacy of individuals while ensuring that appropriate information disclosure to relevant parties. The first part of the paper provides an overview of the information provisions of the AHRA. Part II discusses fair information practices, in particular the principles of “consent” and “reasonable collection.” Part III examines whether the privacy framework set out by the AHRA respects these principles of “consent” and “reasonable collection”. In the final part, the author offers recommendations for balancing individual private protection while ensure appropriate collection, use and disclosure of the information.
Keywords: privacy provisions, Assisted Human Reproduction Act, fair information practices, consent, reasonable collection, individual private protection, appropriate collection, collection, use of information, disclosure of information
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