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Egg Donors: Rcmp Officers and Day Slew

egg donors: Until, that is, eight RCMP officers arrived, according to Hamilton Spectator. For the first and only time in Canada, police with a warrant in hand seized computers, files and expense receipts while investigating an alleged breach of Canada Assisted Human Reproduction Act . Altruistic surrogacy is a fiercely protected ideology in Canada, with criminal penalties for paid surrogacy on par with those for trafficking and importing drugs, having sex with a minor, or illegally possessing weapons. After arriving at the Brighton, Ont., offices of her Canadian Fertility Consulting firm, she began tackling the day slew of emails and calls from surrogates, intended parents and egg donors. Paying directly and arranging for the services of a surrogate in Canada for a fee is punishable under the AHRA by a fine of up to $500,000 or 10 years in prison. She is the only person ever to be charged under the act. That day, Swanberg — a two-time surrogate and multiple egg donor herself — began a three-year legal battle. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.