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Key laws and policies
- Sri Lanka does not appear to have national laws or policies specific to the practices currently falling within the scope of BioPolicyWiki.
- There is also a draft policy published by the National Science and Technology Commission (NASTEC), “New genetics and assisted reproductive technologies in Sri Lanka – A draft national policy on biomedical ethics.” (It does not appear to be available on web.)
Prohibited practices
- Sex selection for social reasons
Permitted and regulated practices
Assisted Reproduction
- Treatment of man and wife for infertility
- No more than 3 embryos may be implanted
Donor Gametes and Embryos
- Permitted
- No more than 5 live births
Embryo Research
- Only permitted in limited circumstances with approval of the Authority and its Ethics Committee