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<ref name=asrm>American Society for Reproductive Medicine, "[http://www.fertstert.org/issues/contents?issue_key=S0015-0282(07)X0176-6 IFFS Surveillance 07]," ''Fertility and Sterility'' (Vol. 87. No. 4, Suppl. 1, April 2007)</ref><ref name=Harvard>"[https://webapps.sph.harvard.edu/live/gremap/view.cfm?country=Philippines Harvard School of Public Health Global Research Ethics Map]," accessed on June 5, 2008</ref>
 
<ref name=asrm>American Society for Reproductive Medicine, "[http://www.fertstert.org/issues/contents?issue_key=S0015-0282(07)X0176-6 IFFS Surveillance 07]," ''Fertility and Sterility'' (Vol. 87. No. 4, Suppl. 1, April 2007)</ref><ref name=Harvard>"[https://webapps.sph.harvard.edu/live/gremap/view.cfm?country=Philippines Harvard School of Public Health Global Research Ethics Map]," accessed on June 5, 2008</ref>
  
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There is also a view by some that the Anti-Child Abuse Law (Republic Act 7610) may be relevant in that it would appear to classify commercial surrogacy as “an attempt to commit child trafficking.” Article IV Section 8 states that trafficking is committed “when a person, agency, establishment or child-caring institution recruits women or couples to bear children for the purpose of child trafficking.” RA 7610 defines a child trafficker for the first time in statute books as “any person who shall engage in trading and dealing with children including, but not limited to, the act of buying and selling of a child for money.” It becomes a capital crime when the victim is below 12 years old.  
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There is a view by some that the Anti-Child Abuse Law (Republic Act 7610) may be relevant in that it would appear to classify commercial surrogacy as “an attempt to commit child trafficking.” Article IV Section 8 states that trafficking is committed “when a person, agency, establishment or child-caring institution recruits women or couples to bear children for the purpose of child trafficking.” RA 7610 defines a child trafficker for the first time in statute books as “any person who shall engage in trading and dealing with children including, but not limited to, the act of buying and selling of a child for money.” It becomes a capital crime when the victim is below 12 years old.
 
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* ART is limited to married couples and up to 3 embryos may be transferred at once under guidelines.
 
* ART is limited to married couples and up to 3 embryos may be transferred at once under guidelines.
 
* Guidelines exist for ART, published by the Philippine Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Inc : http://psrei.org/.
 
* Guidelines exist for ART, published by the Philippine Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Inc : http://psrei.org/.
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Revision as of 06:41, 22 February 2015

Philippines
Information
Region Asia
Population 90500000
GDP (millions USD) 144129
National Policies
Eggs for assisted reproduction no policy
Eggs for research no policy
Inheritable genetic modification ?
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis ?
Reproductive cloning PROHIBITED
Research cloning ?
Sex selection ?
Surrogacy no policy
International Agreements
2005 UN Cloning Vote YES
2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention not ratified



Prohibited practices

The National Ethical Guidelines for Health Research have no enforcement mechanism, but do prohibit:

  • Providing eggs
  • Surrogacy
  • The intentional creation of human zygotes, embryos or fetuses for study, research, and experimentation or for commercial and industrial purposes
  • The sale of human zygotes

[1][2]

COMMERCIAL SURROGACY

There is a view by some that the Anti-Child Abuse Law (Republic Act 7610) may be relevant in that it would appear to classify commercial surrogacy as “an attempt to commit child trafficking.” Article IV Section 8 states that trafficking is committed “when a person, agency, establishment or child-caring institution recruits women or couples to bear children for the purpose of child trafficking.” RA 7610 defines a child trafficker for the first time in statute books as “any person who shall engage in trading and dealing with children including, but not limited to, the act of buying and selling of a child for money.” It becomes a capital crime when the victim is below 12 years old.

Permitted and regulated practices

RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN EMBRYOS

  • Under the Guidelines, research may be conducted on a human embryo only for the purpose of improving that particular embryo’s chances of being born alive and healthy.

ASSISTED REPRODUCTION

  • IVF is permitted and practiced but there is no legislation.
  • ART is limited to married couples and up to 3 embryos may be transferred at once under guidelines.
  • Guidelines exist for ART, published by the Philippine Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Inc : http://psrei.org/.

References

  1. ↑ American Society for Reproductive Medicine, "IFFS Surveillance 07," Fertility and Sterility (Vol. 87. No. 4, Suppl. 1, April 2007)
  2. ↑ "Harvard School of Public Health Global Research Ethics Map," accessed on June 5, 2008
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