Calgary & Vancouver Fertility Lawyers

If you are seeking to have children through an assisted human reproduction procedure like in vitro fertilization (IVF), Crossroads Law knows how to protect your legal interests.

Egg donation is when a woman, referred to as the “egg donor”, donates her ova to another woman, called the “recipient”, to help her conceive.

An embryo is an early stage of human development that begins just after fertilization (when egg and sperm unite) and continues through the formation of critical body structures such as organs and tissues.

Sperm donation is when a man, referred to as the “sperm donor”, donates his sperm with the intention that it be used in the artificial insemination of another woman, the “recipient,” to help her conceive.

Surrogacy is an arrangement in which a woman, typically referred to as the “surrogate mother” or “gestational carrier”, agrees to carry a baby to term for another person or couple who will become the child’s parent(s) after the birth (the “intended parent(s)”).