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OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from a woman who wanted to know the identity of her sperm-donor father. Olivia Pratten sought to take…
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By Sara Cohen Canada is finally lifting the almost 30-year lifetime ban on blood donation by gay men. However, only men who have not had sex with another man within the…
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The ultimate success of the Pratten v. British Columbia (Attorney General) case at the Supreme Court of Canada will not only have far-reaching consequences for the practice of third-party gamete…
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By Sara Cohen Earlier today, Mark Warawa’s Motion 408 to condemn gender-based abortion was unanimously declared unvotable. According to an article in the pro-life website LifeSiteNews.com, Motion 408 was declared to be unvotable as…
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By Sara Cohen There has been a veritable flood of articles in Canadian media recently about the practice of California IVF: Davis Fertility Center Inc. creating embryos to sell to…
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While a cancer diagnosis can take away future dreams and plans, it doesn’t have to take away someone’s ability to build a family, says Toronto fertility law lawyer Sara Cohen.…
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An Ontario case set to consider the paternity rights of a sperm donor later this year has many people hoping for some clarification when it comes to the enforceability of…
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This is the fifth in AdvocateDaily.com’s occasional feature series Legal Brief, profiling lawyers in the Toronto area. Sara Cohen is a fertility law lawyer based in Toronto, with clients throughout…
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Toronto fertility lawyer Sara Cohen tells Femme-O-Nomics about her daily inspiration and the best advice she’s ever received for their weekly Wavemakers feature on female innovators – profiling women who are constantly…
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Toronto lawyer Sara Cohen tells Project Sweet Spot about her journey from Bay Street commercial litigator to becoming a fertility lawyer – including the importance of self-awareness, confidence in your idea,…
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By Sara Cohen Assisted human reproduction in Canada, including in vitro fertilization (IVF), intrauterine insemination (IUI), egg donation, sperm donation and surrogacy, is governed by the Assisted Human Reproduction Act…
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Toronto fertility lawyer, Sara Cohen, tells the Globe and Mail, employers aren’t quick to offer options for women to have children at a younger age and not adversely affect their…
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Toronto fertility lawyer Sara Cohen tells Lawyers Weekly, “it’s very scary to leave Bay Street,” to start a niche practice. “But it’s really exciting to have your own practice and…
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By Sara Cohen What I find truly absurd is that sex selective abortions are legal in Canada, but engaging in PGD (pre-implantation genetic diagnosis) or embryo selection in order to…
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By Sara Cohen After what feels like years of silence, Parliament recently released a background paper entitled, Legal Status at the Federal Level of Assisted Human Reproduction in Canada. The…
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Toronto fertility law lawyer Sara Cohen tells The Uniter her area of law has become complicated since the Supreme Court of Canada struck down most of the act last December.…
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