Same Sex Couples and New Frontiers of Reproductive Law in Quebec

Professor Ron Niezen, Katharine A. Pearson Chair in Civil Society and Public Policy, welcomes Me Doreen Brown, Green Glazer Nadler & Associates.

The boundaries of family law are being pushed by the combination of new biotechnologies and new forms of rights recognition. This talk will relate some experiences and offer some thoughts on litigation in support of surrogate parenting and other issues arising in family law as they relate to same sex couples seeking to raise their own families in Quebec. 

About the speaker

Me Doreen Brown is a practicing attorney with the lawyer firm of Green Glazer Nadler & Associates, specializing in the field of family law, adoptions, reproductive technology and litigation. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Loyola College in 1974 (Political Science) Cum Laude and from University of Montreal's Faculty of Law in 1977. She was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1978. Me Brown was a part-time faculty member in the Department of Political Science for 25 years. She lectured at a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) conference on adoption in January 2010. Me Brown also lectured on Webinaire in June 2015 on Reproductive Technology in Québec, at Osgoode Hall in January 2016, and at the American Bar Association conference on adoption in Quebec City in October 2016. She is currently a member of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and the American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys. Me Brown is very active on a volunteer basis in many community organizations. In June 2014, she received an Honorary Doctorate from Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.