Reflections on Bill 2: Consequences for surrogacy and gamete donation

Bill 2 has made headlines for its impact on the lives of people who are trans and non-binary, but its passage will also have important consequences for Quebecers who use assisted reproduction to build their families. This panel interrogates the ethical, legal, and social impacts of Bill 2 on surrogacy and gamete donation in Quebec, for both current and future generations.

With:

• Stefanie Carsley, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa
• Vincent Couture, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Université Laval
• Isabel Côté, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair on Gestational Surrogacy and Family Ties, Université du Québec en Outaouais
• Kévin Lavoie, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work and Criminology, Université Laval

Chair: Audrey L’Espérance, Research Associate and Scientific Lead, Centre for Excellence for Partnership with Patients and the Public, University of Montreal

Introduction: Vardit Ravitsky, Professor, School of Public Health, University of Montreal; Alana Cattapan, Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Politics of Reproduction, University of Waterloo.