Malaysia

Malaysia Information Region Asia Population 27496000 GDP (millions USD) 186482 National Policies Eggs for assisted reproduction commercial prohibited Eggs for research ? Inheritable genetic modification ? Preimplantation genetic diagnosis no policy Reproductive cloning PROHIBITED Research cloning PROHIBITED Sex selection Social uses prohibited Surrogacy PROHIBITED International Agreements 2005 UN Cloning Vote abstained 2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention RATIFIED

Key laws and policies

Assisted Reproduction

Malaysian Medical Council, Guideline of the Malaysian Medical Council, 003/2006 - Assisted Reproduction, available at http://www.mmc.gov.my/v1/docs/Assisted%20Reproduction.pdf, (accessed 22 February 2015).

Surrogacy

Malaysia is a Muslim-majority nation where Islam is the official religion. There is currently a fatwa (an Islamic religious ruling) banning surrogacy. The fatwa was issued in 2008 by the National Council of Islamic Religious Affairs.

Prohibited practices

• Research on gametes or embryos
• Surrogacy
• Cloning
• Commercial trading in eggs, sperm, or embryos
• Posthumous use of gametes
• Use of ART by unmarried people

Permitted and regulated practices

The guidelines permit:

• Sex selection for medical reasons
• Egg, sperm, and embryo donation

External links

• http://www.mmc.gov.my/v1/docs/Assisted%20Reproduction.pdf