Difference between revisions of "Pakistan"
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|Research cloning=? | |Research cloning=? | ||
|Sex selection=? | |Sex selection=? | ||
| − | |Surrogacy= | + | |Surrogacy=unrecognized |
|European Union= | |European Union= | ||
|Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development= | |Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development= | ||
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|Introduction= | |Introduction= | ||
|Key laws and policies=Pakistan does not appear to have national laws or policies specific to the practices currently falling within the scope of BioPolicyWiki. | |Key laws and policies=Pakistan does not appear to have national laws or policies specific to the practices currently falling within the scope of BioPolicyWiki. | ||
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|Foundational values= | |Foundational values= | ||
|Prohibited practices=SURROGACY | |Prohibited practices=SURROGACY | ||
| − | A contract, whereby a woman (whether as a biological donor or as purely a gestational parent) carries a child for another couple, would neither be recognized as legal nor be enforceable in Pakistan. | + | A contract, whereby a woman (whether as a biological donor or as purely a gestational parent) carries a child for another couple, would neither be recognized as legal nor be enforceable in Pakistan. |
|Permitted and regulated practices= | |Permitted and regulated practices= | ||
|Regulatory activities= | |Regulatory activities= | ||
|Accountability and governance= | |Accountability and governance= | ||
|History='The High Court awarded custody of a child to the birth mother, stating she was undeniably the mother, and was the child's rightful guardian. The Court once again underlined the null and void status of a surrogacy contract as the law of the land did not recognize surrogacy. This ended a seven year legal battle on the custody of the child. (P L D 2013 Lahore 254)' See: http://www.siut.org/bioethics/Sharmeen%20article%20final.pdf | |History='The High Court awarded custody of a child to the birth mother, stating she was undeniably the mother, and was the child's rightful guardian. The Court once again underlined the null and void status of a surrogacy contract as the law of the land did not recognize surrogacy. This ended a seven year legal battle on the custody of the child. (P L D 2013 Lahore 254)' See: http://www.siut.org/bioethics/Sharmeen%20article%20final.pdf | ||
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|External links=Sharmeen Khan 'Surrogacy in Pakistan: Legal Perspectives' at http://www.siut.org/bioethics/Sharmeen%20article%20final.pdf (accessed 22 February 2015) | |External links=Sharmeen Khan 'Surrogacy in Pakistan: Legal Perspectives' at http://www.siut.org/bioethics/Sharmeen%20article%20final.pdf (accessed 22 February 2015) | ||
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