Difference between revisions of "Saudi Arabia"
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|GDP=376,029 | |GDP=376,029 | ||
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=PROHIBITED | |Eggs for assisted reproduction=PROHIBITED | ||
| − | |Eggs for research= | + | |Eggs for research=PROHIBITED |
| − | |Inheritable genetic modification= | + | |Inheritable genetic modification=PROHIBITED |
| − | |Preimplantation genetic diagnosis= | + | |Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=social uses prohibited |
| − | |Reproductive cloning= | + | |Reproductive cloning=PROHIBITED |
| − | |Research cloning= | + | |Research cloning=PROHIBITED |
| − | |Sex selection= | + | |Sex selection=Social uses prohibited |
|Surrogacy=PROHIBITED | |Surrogacy=PROHIBITED | ||
|European Union= | |European Union= | ||
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However, ART is addressed in Saudi Arabia under the regulation of IVF Units, Embryos, and Infertility Management No 2870/1/12. | 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 | + | IVF Units are required to adhere to Islamic fatwas. |
|Foundational values= | |Foundational values= | ||
|Prohibited practices=* Surrogacy | |Prohibited practices=* Surrogacy | ||
* Egg donation | * Egg donation | ||
* Sperm donation | * Sperm donation | ||
| − | * | + | * Posthumous use of gametes |
| − | * Embryo | + | * Embryo experimentation |
|Permitted and regulated practices=* Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis is permitted for gene therapy. | |Permitted and regulated practices=* Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis is permitted for gene therapy. | ||
| − | * Preservation of embryos permitted with consent of the couple. | + | * Preservation of embryos is permitted with consent of the couple. |
|Regulatory activities= | |Regulatory activities= | ||
|Accountability and governance= | |Accountability and governance= | ||
|History= | |History= | ||
|External links=See: | |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) | + | * 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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