Difference between revisions of "Macedonia"
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|Region=Europe | |Region=Europe | ||
| − | |Population= | + | |Population=2038514 |
|GDP=7,497 | |GDP=7,497 | ||
| − | |Eggs for assisted reproduction= | + | |Eggs for assisted reproduction=permitted |
|Eggs for research=? | |Eggs for research=? | ||
|Inheritable genetic modification=? | |Inheritable genetic modification=? | ||
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|Reproductive cloning=? | |Reproductive cloning=? | ||
|Research cloning=? | |Research cloning=? | ||
| − | |Sex selection= | + | |Sex selection=Social uses prohibited |
| − | |Surrogacy= | + | |Surrogacy=unrecognized |
| + | |European Union= | ||
| + | |Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development= | ||
|Council of Europe=Member | |Council of Europe=Member | ||
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=signed | |1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=signed | ||
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=signed | |1998 COE Cloning Convention=signed | ||
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES | |2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES | ||
| + | |2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention= | ||
| + | |Treaty of Lisbon= | ||
| + | |Introduction= | ||
| + | |Key laws and policies=The Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia stipulates that it is a human right to decide freely on the procreation of children (Article 41). | ||
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| + | New reproductive technologies in Republic of Macedonia have been regulated by the Law on Biomedical Assisted Fertilization since 2008. (See Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia No. 37/08.) | ||
| + | |Foundational values= | ||
| + | |Prohibited practices= | ||
| + | |Permitted and regulated practices='''Assisted Reproduction''' | ||
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| + | * The Macedonian law gives priority to using personal reproductive cells. | ||
| + | * Married or cohabiting heterosexual couples or single women may access services, subject to consent. | ||
| + | *Posthumous use of gametes is permitted one year after death. | ||
| + | * Embryo donation may take place if a man and woman have excess embryos from treatment. | ||
| + | |Regulatory activities= | ||
| + | |Accountability and governance= | ||
| + | |History=In September 2014, draft laws were proposed by Health Minister Nikola Todorov to permit altruistic surrogacy, to "ensure that women may only carry a child on behalf of others for humane and altruistic reasons." He said, “It must be seen as an act of humanity and not as a business.” (See http://www.pravo.org.mk/documentDetail.php?id=802.) | ||
| + | |External links=* http://www.law-review.mk/pdf/07/Dejan%20Mickovik,%20Katerina%20Kochkovska.pdf | ||
| + | * http://www.pravo.org.mk/documentDetail.php?id=802 | ||
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