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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 Fatwas. | + | IVF Units are required to adhere to Islamic Fatwas. |
|Foundational values= | |Foundational values= | ||
|Prohibited practices=* Surrogacy | |Prohibited practices=* Surrogacy | ||
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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.
Prohibited practices
- Surrogacy
- Egg donation
- Sperm donation
- Post-humous use of gametes
- Embryo Experimentation
Permitted and regulated practices
- Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis is permitted for gene therapy.
- Preservation of embryos permitted with consent of the couple.
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)
