Difference between revisions of "Belgium"
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* Altruistic surrogacy is not regulated and therefore possible. (Note: Contracts are not enforceable and adoption is required to transfer legal parenthood; a small number of such arrangements occur in the country each year.) | * Altruistic surrogacy is not regulated and therefore possible. (Note: Contracts are not enforceable and adoption is required to transfer legal parenthood; a small number of such arrangements occur in the country each year.) | ||
| − | |Regulatory activities=Assisted Reproductive Technology centers must obtain a license to practice, provide annual reports and work with one of eight human genetic centers established at the eight medical faculties in Belgium. The centers decide autonomously for which conditions and therapeutic purposes | + | |Regulatory activities=Assisted Reproductive Technology centers must obtain a license to practice, provide annual reports, and work with one of eight human genetic centers established at the eight medical faculties in Belgium. The centers decide autonomously for which conditions and therapeutic purposes |
(e.g. HLA-typing) they will offer PGD and to whom. | (e.g. HLA-typing) they will offer PGD and to whom. | ||
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Every embryo researcher sends a report on the progress of his/her research to the Commission. This report includes: | Every embryo researcher sends a report on the progress of his/her research to the Commission. This report includes: | ||
| − | * | + | * The purpose, methodology, and time period of the research |
| − | * | + | * The manner in which the provisions of the law were respected |
| − | * | + | * The advice of the local ethics committee |
| − | * | + | * The progress of the research |
| − | The Commission also collects and centralizes information on the different projects on embryos in vitro | + | The Commission also collects and centralizes information on the different projects on embryos in vitro and issues recommendations for future legislative initiatives or other measures. |
|Accountability and governance=The Law on Research into Embryos requires that the Federal Commission for medical and scientific research on embryos in vitro reports to the legislative chambers. | |Accountability and governance=The Law on Research into Embryos requires that the Federal Commission for medical and scientific research on embryos in vitro reports to the legislative chambers. | ||
|History=Belgium was one of the last countries in the European Union to regulate PGD and embryo research by law. Until 1999, PGD was permitted unregulated without license. | |History=Belgium was one of the last countries in the European Union to regulate PGD and embryo research by law. Until 1999, PGD was permitted unregulated without license. | ||
