Difference between revisions of "Belgium"
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* placing embryos on which research has been conducted in humans, except when the research had a therapeutic benefit for the embryo itself or when it concerns an observation method that does not harm the embryo’s integrity | * placing embryos on which research has been conducted in humans, except when the research had a therapeutic benefit for the embryo itself or when it concerns an observation method that does not harm the embryo’s integrity | ||
| − | + | Commercial surrogacy prohibited on public policy grounds | |
|Permitted and regulated practices=The Law on Research into Embryos appears to affirm all types of research directed at therapeutic purposes and increased medical knowledge. Implicitly, the creation of embryos for research is also allowed. | |Permitted and regulated practices=The Law on Research into Embryos appears to affirm all types of research directed at therapeutic purposes and increased medical knowledge. Implicitly, the creation of embryos for research is also allowed. | ||
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# the research is performed on embryos during the first 14 days of development, the period of freezing not included | # the research is performed on embryos during the first 14 days of development, the period of freezing not included | ||
# There is no other research method that is equally efficient | # There is no other research method that is equally efficient | ||
| − | + | NB. Approval needed by local Institutional Review Board (IRB) and by Federal Commission for Embryo Research. Dual approval is needed. | |
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* Gamete (sperm and eggs) and embryo donation for ART anonymous (some provision now for known donors) | * Gamete (sperm and eggs) and embryo donation for ART anonymous (some provision now for known donors) | ||
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* Altruistic surrogacy is not regulated and therefore possible (nb. contracts are not enforceable and adoption is required to transfer legal parenthood; a small number of such arrangements occur in country each year) | * Altruistic surrogacy is not regulated and therefore possible (nb. contracts are not enforceable and adoption is required to transfer legal parenthood; a small number of such arrangements occur in country each year) | ||
