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{{Country |name=Saudi Arabia |image_flag=Saudi-arabia-flag.gif |Region=Asia |Population=27601038 |GDP=376,029 |Eggs for assisted reproduction=PROHIBITED |Eggs for research=PROHIBITED |Inheritable genetic modification=PROHIBITED |Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=social uses prohibited |Reproductive cloning=PROHIBITED |Research cloning=PROHIBITED |Sex selection=Social uses prohibited |Surrogacy=PROHIBITED |European Union= |Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development= |Council of Europe= |1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a |1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a |2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES |2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention=RATIFIED |Treaty of Lisbon=n/a |Introduction= |Key laws and policies=There are no specific laws in Saudi Arabia on the issues discussed in this BioPolicy Wiki. However, ART is addressed in Saudi Arabia under the regulation of IVF Units, Embryos, and Infertility Management No 2870/1/12. IVF Units are required to adhere to Islamic fatwas. |Foundational values= |Prohibited practices=* Surrogacy * Egg donation * Sperm donation * Posthumous use of gametes * Embryo experimentation |Permitted and regulated practices=* Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis is permitted for gene therapy. * Preservation of embryos is permitted with consent of the couple. |Regulatory activities= |Accountability and governance= |History= |External links=See: * Assisted reproduction in Saudi Arabia, available at http://www.kau.edu.sa/Files/140/Researches/59099_29447.pdf, (accessed 23 February 2015). * United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, Cairo Office, "Ethics and the Law in Biomedicine and Genetics: An Overview of National Regulations in the Arab States," 2011, available at http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002152/215207E.pdf, (accessed 22 February 2015). }}
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