In recent years, the gap between technological change and policy development has continued to grow at a rapid pace. As this gap continues to widen, Canadians continue to face important issues involving social, legal and ethical issues involving newly developed technologies. Canadians are concerned about the impact these technologies will have on society as they face the situation where technology develops at a faster pace than the issues they raise can be addressed. Many people are beginning to question whether the federal government is doing its part to develop policies that protect and promote human dignity and rights, ensure the health and safety of all Canadians, and protect the interests of affected individuals. Is the government taking the initiative to protect people from harmful developments in reproductive technologies? To understand how the government is addressing reproductive technology issues, it is important to discuss how these issues are viewed by society. The impossibility of having biological children is the key question of couples who need the use of reproductive technologies. Some Canadians believe that infertility is a dysfunction of the body and should be considered a medical condition (http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/nrgt/chapt-3.pdf). Other Canadians define infertility as a social condition because they believe that the desire to have children results from the social pressure placed on married couples, particularly women, to have children (http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ english/nrgt /capitolo-3.pdf). In an effort to enable infertile couples to produce their own biological children, new reproductive technologies are being introduced. The government has taken measures to encourage and regulate technological development while ensuring that society's values are maintained. The Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies is developing federal policies to regulate the scientific progress of technologies by developing standards, licensing laws, information registers, health surveillance, enforcement and compliance. However, Canadians still face important questions about the limits of technological research and the legal issues raised by new reproductive technologies. One of the main objectives that must be addressed by the government is how to protect reproductive materials outside the body and protect individuals. ensuring they give permission for the use of their materials. Consent plays a fundamental role in medical research since failure to receive consent violates the principles of individual independence and respect for others.
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