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Section 541.11
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541.11. Before the beginning of the pregnancy, the woman or the person who has agreed to give birth to the child must meet, without the presence of the person alone or the spouses who formed the parental project, with a professional qualified to inform the woman or the person of the psychosocial implications of the surrogacy project and of the ethical issues it involves. The same applies to the person alone or the spouses who formed the parental project.
At the end of the meeting, the professional gives a signed attestation to each person the professional met with confirming that they attended the meeting.
The professional must be a member of a professional order designated by the Minister of Justice. The latter determines, by regulation, any standard relating to the conduct of the information meeting.
See M.O. 2023-5103, 2023-10-19, (2023) 155 G.O. 2, 2702.
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541.11. Before the beginning of the pregnancy, the woman or the person who has agreed to give birth to the child must meet, without the presence of the person alone or the spouses who formed the parental project, with a professional qualified to inform the woman or the person of the psychosocial implications of the surrogacy project and of the ethical issues it involves. The same applies to the person alone or the spouses who formed the parental project.
At the end of the meeting, the professional gives a signed attestation to each person the professional met with confirming that they attended the meeting.
The professional must be a member of a professional order designated by the Minister of Justice. The latter determines, by regulation, any standard relating to the conduct of the information meeting.
