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Where am I now? Lawlink > Law Reform Commission > Publications > Report 49 (1986) - Artificial Conception: Human Artificial Insemination

Report 49 (1986) - Artificial Conception: Human Artificial Insemination


Table of Contents

Terms of Reference
Artificial Conception Reference Publications
Table of Abbreviations
Glossary
Summary of Recommendations
Forward

Part I - Background to Recommendations

CHAPTER 1. BACKGROUND TO REPORT
I. Introduction

    A. The Reference
    B. Membership of the Commission
II. Public Consultation
III. The Research Program
IV. The AI Procedure
Footnotes

CHAPTER 2. THE PRESENT LAW
I. The Australian Position

    A. Introduction
    B. Government and Official Interest in AI
    C. Commonwealth Legislation
    D. New South Wales Legislation
    E. Victorian Legislation
      1. Status of Children (Amendment) Act 1984
      2. Infertility (Medical Procedures) Act 1984
    F. South Australian Legislation
    G. Tasmania, Western Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory
    H. Queensland
II. The International Position
    A. Introduction
    B. Europe
    C. United Kingdom
    D. United States
    E. Canada
Footnotes

CHAPTER 3. OUR PRINCIPLES
I. Introduction
II. Discussion

    A. Underlying Principles
    B. Acceptability of AI
    C. Some Objections to AI
    D. The Paramount Welfare of the Child and Family Formation
    E. Personal Freedom and Individual Autonomy
Footnotes

Part II - Recommendations and Discussion

CHAPTER 4. REGULATION OF AI
I. Perceptions of AI
II. AI as a Practice and AI as an Act
III. Summary of Recommendations
Footnotes

CHAPTER 5. THE SEMEN DONOR
I. Recruitment

    A. Semen Shortage
    B. Methods of Recruitment
    C. A New Approach to Recruitment
    D. The Value of Semen Donation
II. Screening
    A. The Purpose of Screening Donors
    B. Transmission of Disease or Defect by Semen
    C. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
III. Some Related Questions
IV. Summary of Recommendations
Footnotes

CHAPTER 6. ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE AID
I. Introduction

    A. Australian Public Opinion
    B. Other Official Inquiries
II. Anti-Discrimination and the Law
    A. Discrimination and the Duty to Treat
      1. The General Question
      2. New South Wales
      3. South Australian and Ontario Approaches
    B. Discontinuance of Treatment
      1. The Medical Practitioner
      2. The Hospital Clinic
    C. Contrary Agreements
III. Achieving Reform
IV. Summary of Recommendations
Footnotes

CHAPTER 7. CONSENTS AND COUNSELLING
I. Consents

    A. Introduction
    B. Consent to AID by Recipient Woman
    C. Consent to AID by Husband of Recipient
      1. Is it Necessary?
      2. The Effect of the Husband's Consent on the Status of the Child
    D. Consent to Semen Donation
II. Counselling
    A. The Commission's Conclusions
    B. Considerations Governing Our Conclusion
III. Summary of Recommendations
Footnotes

CHAPTER 8. ANONYMITY, SECRECY AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION
I. Anonymity

    A. Background
    B. The "Known Donor"
II. Secrecy
III. Confidentiality
IV. Summary of Recommendations
Footnotes

CHAPTER 9. SEMEN - TESTING, STORING, LIMITS ON USE
I. Testing and Storing Semen

    A. Fresh and Frozen Semen
    B. Semen Testing
    C. Semen Storage
    D. AIH
    E. Storage of Sperm under an Agreement or Arrangement
    F. Legal Regulation of Testing and Storage of Semen
    G. Conclusions
II. Limits on Use of Semen from One Donor
    A. "Accidental Incest"
    B. Conclusions
III. The Use of Mixed Semen in AID
    A. Semen Mixing
    B. AID Using Fresh Semen
    C. Considerations for Lawmaking on the Subject
IV. Summary of Recommendations
Footnotes

CHAPTER 10. SEMEN - COMMERCE AND OWNERSHIP
I. Commerce in Semen

    A. Commerce in Human Tissue and the Law
    B. Statutory Exemptions
    C. Present Payments to Semen Donors
    D. Attitudes of Other Inquiries
    E. Other Comments
    F. Conclusions
II. Stored Semen - Dominion, Control and Ownership
    A. Property in Human Tissue
    B. Semen Donated for AID
    C. Semen Donated or Stored for a Specific Purpose
    D. Duration of Storage and Disposal of Semen
III. Summary of Recommendations
Footnotes

CHAPTER 11. REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS OF AID CHILDREN
Footnotes

CHAPTER 12. AIH AND POSTHUMOUS USE OF SEMEN IN AI
I. General Conclusion on AIH
II. AIH Using Deceased Husband's Semen

    A. The Problem
    B. The Inheritance Question
III. AID Using Deceased Donor's Semen
IV. Summary of Recommendations
Footnotes

CHAPTER 13. RECORD KEEPING
I. Background

    A. Human Infertility and AI
    B. Telling the Truth about Genetic Parentage
    C. Two Crucial Questions
II. Access to AI Records
    A. The Debate
    B. The Victorian Report
    C. The Family Law Council Report
    D. The United Kingdom Report
    E. The Ontario Report
    F. Our Comments on the Debate
    G. Submissions from the Public
    H. Conclusions
III. Creating and Keeping AI Records
    A. In General
    B. Who is the Patient?
    C. Conclusions
IV. Who Should Keep Records?
V. Duration of Record Retention
VI. Record Keeper's Duty to Inform a Person at Risk
VII. Retrospectivity of Legislation
VIII. Summary of Recommendations
Footnotes

CHAPTER 14. LEGAL LIABILITY OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL, DONORS AND RECIPIENTS
I. Introduction
II. The Legal Position

    A. Relationships Created by AI
    B. Wrongful Birth and Wrongful Life
    C. The Legal Relationship of Doctors with Semen Donors
    D. The Protection of Medical Personnel
III. Summary of Recommendations
Footnotes

CHAPTER 15. AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AI
I. The Proposed Regulatory Body
II. Our Approach to AI Regulation
Footnotes

Appendix A: Draft Legislation

Appendix B: Internal Research Papers

Appendix C: Table of Statutes

Appendix D: Table of Cases

Appendix E: Select Bibliography

Appendix F: Schedule of Organisations and Persons who made Submissions



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