Caulfield Timothy, Bubela Tania
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Am J Bioeth. 2007 Feb;7(2):51-61. doi: 10.1080/15265160601109655.
Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) remains a controversial technique, one that has elicited a variety of regulatory responses throughout the world. On March 29, 2005, Canada's Assisted Human Reproduction Act came into force. This law prohibits a number of research activities, including SCNT. Given the pluralistic nature of Canadian society, the creation of this law stands as an interesting case study of the policy-making process and how and why a liberal democracy ends up making the relatively rare decision to use a statutory prohibition, backed by severe penalties, to stop a particular scientific activity. In this article, we provide a comprehensive and systematic legal analysis of the legislative process and parliamentary debates associated with the passage of this law.
体细胞核移植（SCNT）仍然是一项备受争议的技术，该技术在全球引发了各种监管反应。2005年3月29日，加拿大的《辅助人类生殖法案》生效。这项法律禁止包括体细胞核移植在内的多项研究活动。鉴于加拿大社会的多元性质，这项法律的制定成为了一个有趣的案例研究，涉及决策过程以及一个自由民主国家最终如何以及为何做出相对罕见的决定，即使用有严厉处罚支持的法定禁令来制止一项特定的科学活动。在本文中，我们对与该法律通过相关的立法过程和议会辩论进行了全面系统的法律分析。
