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| New
Reproductive Technologies – Adoption |
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The Organization for the Protection
of Children’s Rights (O.P.C.R.) organized a 3rd
International Conference on the Child with the theme:
«New Reproductive Technologies - Adoption».
The conference was held at the Marriott Château Champlain
Hotel on May 21, 22 and 23, 1997.
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| New reproductive technologies along
with the globalization of adoption render the practice and ethics
associated with the protection of children’s rights more complex.
The 3rd International Conference on the Child provided an important
and essential forum for a global reflection on the importance of promoting
and defending children’s rights in these areas. |
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| Prominent speakers
presented their research date on such issues as: |
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«Rights of
the Child and Reproductive Medicine» |
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«The Importance
of the History in the Pre-natal Life and the Need to Know» |
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«Children,
Oppression and New Reproductive Technologies and Practices» |
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«Beyond biology:
Adoption and reproductive policies» |
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«Reproductive
Technologies Real and Symbolic Impacts on the Child and Childhood» |
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| Through this initiative, the
Organization for the Protection of Children’s Rights
managed to bring together professionals who want to ensure the best
development possible for the child and family |
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| Keynote speakers |
Elisabeth Bartholet,
J.D., Professor of Law at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Author of "Family Bonds: Adoption and the Politics of Parenting”.
Christine D. Overall, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy
at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. Author of “Ethics
and Human Reproduction: A Feminist Analysis” and “Human
Reproduction : Principles, Practices, Policies”.
Marshall D. Schechter, M.D., Professor Emeritus at
the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Co-author of the
book “Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search for Self”.
Claude Sureau, M.D., Professor Emeritus
at the Université Paris V. Author of “Ethical Aspects
of Human Reproduction”.
Louise Vandelac,
Ph.D., Professor in the Sociology Department of the Université
du Québec à Montréal. |
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Whilly Apollon,
Ph.D., Committee Chairman, Research Director, Groupe Interdisciplinaire
Freudien de Recherches
et d'Interventions Cliniques (G.I.F.R.I.C.)
Peter Allik-Petersenn, B.A., LL.B. Barrister &
Solicitor, Director, O.P.C.R. British Columbia
Normand Bastien, LL.L., Attorney, Youth Division
Legal Community Center of Montreal
Solange Caillé, B.A., Social Worker
Katherine Connell, LL.L., Attorney, Swift & Associates
Dominic D'Abate, Ph.D., Center for
Mediation and Family Counselling
Angela Ficca, LL.M., Attorney, O.P.C.R. Montreal
Marie Gaudreau, LL.L., Attorney, Lavery, De Billy
Sylvie Kirstein, M.Ed., Program Manager, Batwhaw
Youth and Family Centers
Hugues Létourneau, LL.M., Attorney, Cousineau,
Primeau & Associés
Julien Lord, M.D., M.Ed., Director Fertility Clinic,
Notre-Dame Hospital Professor, University of Montreal
Jean-François Malherbe, Ph.D., Dean, Faculty
of Theology, University of Sherbrooke
S.M. Mohanna, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., F.A.C.P.M., Director,
O.P.C.R. Ontario
Jules Nungisa, Ph.D., Demographer
Uwe Neumann, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist; Director,
O.P.C.R. Alberta
William Rowe, D.S.W., Director, School of Social
Work, McGill University
Françoise-Romaine Ouellette, Ph.D., Professor,
I.N.R.S. Culture et Société
Abe Worenklein, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist; Professor,
Dawson College and Concordia University
Carol Cumming Speirs, M.S.W. Professor, School of
Social Work, McGill University
Riccardo Di Done, Founding President, O.P.C.R. |
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| HONOR
COMMITTEE |
William Rowe,
D.S.W., Director, School of Social Work, McGill University
Pierre R. Bélanger, Ph.D., Vice Principal
& Dean, Research, McGill University
Honorable Juge Jean-Louis Baudouin, Quebec Court
of Appeal
Juge Oscar d'Amours, Coordonnateur de la Cour du
Québec
Janel G. Gauthier, Ph.D. President, Canadian Psychological
Association
Laurier Boucher, M.S.W., t.s. President, Professional
Order of Social Workers of Quebec
Andrée Gendreau, Ph.D., President, Association des
sociologues et anthropologues de langue française
Honorable Alan B. Gold, O.C., O.Q., c.r., Senior
Counsel, Goodman Phillips & Vineberg
Claude Masse , Attorney, President, Quebec Bar Association
Eugenia R. Moreno, S.W., M.S.W. (Equiv), Executive
Director, Canadian Association of Social Workers
Janet Morrison, M.A., C. Psych. Assoc., President,
Canadian Association of Psychoanalytic Child Therapists
Wilhem B. Pellemans,M.D., President, Association
des médecins de langue française du Canada
Stephen J. Toope, A.B., B.C.L./LL.B., Ph.D., Dean,
Faculty of Law, McGill University
Jeanne D'Arc Vaillant, LL.L., General Director, Quebec
Federation of CLSCs |
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| ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE |
Sylvana
Carpanzano, Sales Manager, Marriott Château Champlain
Charles Caruana, C.A., Chartered Accountant, Rubano
Scalia Pasqua
J. Constant Di Girolamo Conference Coordinator, O.P.C.R.
Montreal
Angela Ficca, LL.M. , Attorney, O.P.C.R. Montreal
Brigitte Jalbert, Administrative Director, O.P.C.R.
Montreal
Tony Manglaviti, LL.L., Senior Advisor, Public Affairs, Montreal
Children's Hospital
Louis Massé, Communication Director, O.P.C.R.
Montreal
Robert Poëti, Lt., Chief of Montreal-Metro Station,
Quebec Provincial Police
Victor Salvaggio, L.L.B., Attorney, Heenan Blaikie
André Verret, M.B.A., Fund Raising Advisor,
O.P.C.R. Montreal
Riccardo Di Done, Committee Chairman, Founding President,
O.P.C.R |
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| The Organization for the Protection
of Children’s Rights thanks all participants, volunteers,
as well as the staff of the O.P.C.R. for their contribution
to the success of the 3rd International Conference on the
Child. |
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