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|GDP=7,419 | |GDP=7,419 | ||
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=? | |Eggs for assisted reproduction=? | ||
| − | |Eggs for research= | + | |Eggs for research=PROHIBITED |
| − | |Inheritable genetic modification= | + | |Inheritable genetic modification=PROHIBITED |
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=? | |Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=? | ||
| − | |Reproductive cloning= | + | |Reproductive cloning=PROHIBITED |
| − | |Research cloning= | + | |Research cloning=PROHIBITED |
| − | |Sex selection= | + | |Sex selection=PROHIBITED |
|Surrogacy=PROHIBITED | |Surrogacy=PROHIBITED | ||
|European Union=Member | |European Union=Member | ||
| + | |Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development= | ||
|Council of Europe=Member | |Council of Europe=Member | ||
| + | |1997 COE Biomedicine Convention= | ||
| + | |1998 COE Cloning Convention= | ||
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES | |2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES | ||
| + | |2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention= | ||
|Treaty of Lisbon=RATIFIED | |Treaty of Lisbon=RATIFIED | ||
| − | | | + | |Introduction= |
| + | |Key laws and policies=Embryo Protection Act ACT XXI of 2012 (Available at http://justiceservices.gov.mt/DownloadDocument.aspx?app=lom&itemid=11960&l=1, viewed 22 February 2015). | ||
| + | |Foundational values= | ||
| + | |Prohibited practices=It is prohibited to: | ||
| + | * transfer of all embryos produced into a woman within one treatment cycle; | ||
| + | * remove an embryo from a woman before the completion of implantation in the womb in order to transfer the embryo to another woman; | ||
| + | * select or discard an embryo for eugenic purposes; | ||
| + | * carry out an artificial fertilization of, or transfer a human embryo into, a woman who is prepared to give up her child permanently after birth (surrogate mother); | ||
| + | * select the sex of an embryo; | ||
| + | * create germline modifications; | ||
| + | * conduct embryo experimentation | ||
| + | |Permitted and regulated practices=* Treatment with ART of a couple who meet medical and consent criteria. | ||
| + | |Regulatory activities= | ||
| + | |Accountability and governance= | ||
| + | |History= | ||
| + | |External links=http://justiceservices.gov.mt/DownloadDocument.aspx?app=lom&itemid=11960&l=1 | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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