Jane Doe Case
November 28, 2003
This case challenged the Semen Regulations prohibiting men who have had sex with men from donating sperm to a clinic. In this case “Jane Doe” wanted to have a baby using sperm from her friend “B,” who had...  Full Text | In French

Bill C-13 - Assisted Human Reproduction Act
November 7, 2003
Bill C-13, An Act respecting assisted human reproduction and related research, was introduced in the House of Commons and deemed read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health by the Minister of Health on 9 October 2002.  Link

Fact Sheet: Jane Doe V. Attorney General of Canada
November 1, 2003
The case involves a lesbian couple who are being denied the right to choose a gay male donor for clinic-assisted insemination in their attempts to conceive...  Full Text

Lesbian Adoption Ruling Renews Pressure for Government Action
May 11, 1995
Governments are abandoning their responsibility to act on human rights issues, leaving it up to the Courts to implement basic equality, said EGALE, the national lesbian and gay lobby group yesterday.  Full Text

Egale Fact Sheet: Adoption
May 1, 1995
Some M.P.P.s have indicated their support for relationship recognition for lesbians and gays but expressed concerns about the inclusion of adoption. Not everyone is accurately informed of the current legal position, however...  Full Text

EGALE Questionnaire on Sexual Orientation Issues, 1993
January 1, 1993
In 1985 the all-party Parliamentary Committee on Equality Rights unanimously recommended that the Canadian Human Rights Act be amended to add sexual orientation as a prohibited ground of discrimination. In 1986, Justice Minister John Crosbie responded...  Full Text