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{{Country
|name=Singapore
|image_flag=Singapore_flag.gif
|Region=Asia
|Population=4,680,600
|GDP=161,349
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=commercial prohibited
|Eggs for research=commercial prohibited
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=PROHIBITED
|Research cloning=regulated
|Sex selection=social uses prohibited
|Surrogacy=PROHIBITED
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=no
|2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention=RATIFIED
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
|Key laws and policies=* [http://agcvldb4.agc.gov.sg/non_version/cgi-bin/cgi_retrieve.pl?actno=REVED-131B&doctitle=HUMAN%20CLONING%20AND%20OTHER%20PROHIBITED%20PRACTICES%20ACT%0A&date=latest&method=part&sl=1 Human Cloning and Other Prohibited Practices Act] (September 2 2004)
* National Medical Ethics Committee, Ethical Guidelines for Gene Technology (2001)
* Bioethics Advisory Committee of Singapore, [http://www.bioethics-singapore.org/uploadfile/55211%20PMGT%20Research.pdf Genetic Testing and Genetic Research] (2005)
* Ministry of Health, Licensing & Accreditation Branch, [https://www.moh-ela.gov.sg/ela/docroot/html/assisted_reproduction_services_directives.pdf Directives for Private Healthcare Institutions Providing Assisted Reproduction Services]: Regulation 4 of the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Regulations (CAP 248, Reg 1), (March 2006)
|Prohibited practices=Reproductive cloning is prohibited by the Human Cloning and Other Prohibited Practices Act.

The Directives for Private Healthcare Institutions Providing Assisted Reproduction Services prohibit surrogacy.
|Permitted and regulated practices=The Human Cloning and Other Prohibited Practices Act and the Directives for Private Healthcare Institutions Providing Assisted Reproduction Services permit providing eggs, but prohibit payments.

The Directives for Private Healthcare Institutions Providing Assisted Reproduction Services permit sex selection only for medical purposes.
The "Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Human Stem Cell Research, Reproductive and Therapeutic Cloning" states that the creation of human embryos either through IVF or SCNT for research purposes can only be justified where:

# There is strong scientific merit in, and potential medical benefit from, such research;
# no acceptable alternative exists; and
# on a highly selective, case-by-case basis, with specific approval from the proposed statutory body. UNESCO, "[http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001342/134277e.pdf National Legislation Concerning Human Reproductive and Therapeutic Cloning]," 2004

Egg donors must be less than 35 years old. 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)
|Regulatory activities=The Human Cloning and Other Prohibited Practices Act authorizes government enforcement agencies to inspect relevant premises.
}}
== References ==

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 *On a highly selective, case-by-case basis, with specific approval from the proposed statutory body. UNESCO, "[http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001342/134277e.pdf National Legislation Concerning Human Reproductive and Therapeutic Cloning]," 2004.
 |Regulatory activities=The Human Cloning and Other Prohibited Practices Act authorizes government enforcement agencies to inspect relevant premises.
 |Accountability and governance=
 |History=

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 * Ministry of Health, Licensing & Accreditation Branch, [https://www.moh.gov.sg/content/dam/moh_web/Publications/Guidelines/Private%20healthcare%20institutions/2006/assisted_reproduction_services_directives.pdf Directives for Private Healthcare Institutions Providing Assisted Reproduction Services]: Regulation 4 of the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Regulations (CAP 248, Reg 1), (March 2006)
-* Status of Children (Assisted Reproduction Technology) Act 2013 [http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/aol/search/display/view.w3p;page=0;query=CompId%3Ae5da4c93-24c2-48cb-9f33-3e7833a1194a;rec=0;resUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fstatutes.agc.gov.sg%2Faol%2Fbrowse%2FtitleResults.w3p%3Bletter%3DS%3BpNum%3D1%3Btype%3DactsAll#legis]
+* [http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/aol/search/display/view.w3p;page=0;query=Id%3Ae5ae9ad6-fb15-4633-a66c-b2e0188d7b8f%20Depth%3A0%20Status%3Apublished%20Published%3A09%2F09%2F2013;rec=0;resUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fstatutes.agc.gov.sg%2Faol%2Fsearch%2Fsummary%2Fresults.w3p Status of Children (Assisted Reproduction Technology) Act 2013]
 |Foundational values=
 |Prohibited practices='''Reproductive Cloning'''

@@ Line 22: / Line 22: @@
 |Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
 |Introduction=
-|Key laws and policies=* [http://agcvldb4.agc.gov.sg/non_version/cgi-bin/cgi_retrieve.pl?actno=REVED-131B&doctitle=HUMAN%20CLONING%20AND%20OTHER%20PROHIBITED%20PRACTICES%20ACT%0A&date=latest&method=part&sl=1 Human Cloning and Other Prohibited Practices Act] (September 2, 2004)
+|Key laws and policies=* [http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/aol/search/display/view.w3p;page=0;query=DocId%3A2afd7a69-d851-4c4c-a8de-3202bc23a724%20Depth%3A0%20ValidTime%3A31%2F07%2F2005%20TransactionTime%3A31%2F07%2F2005%20Status%3Ainforce;rec=0;whole=yes Human Cloning and Other Prohibited Practices Act] (September 2, 2004)
 * National Medical Ethics Committee, Ethical Guidelines for Gene Technology (2001)
-* Bioethics Advisory Committee of Singapore, [http://www.bioethics-singapore.org/uploadfile/55211%20PMGT%20Research.pdf Genetic Testing and Genetic Research] (2005)
+* Bioethics Advisory Committee of Singapore, [http://www.bioethics-singapore.org/images/uploadfile/55211%20PMGT%20Research.pdf Genetic Testing and Genetic Research] (2005)
-* Ministry of Health, Licensing & Accreditation Branch, [https://www.moh-ela.gov.sg/ela/docroot/html/assisted_reproduction_services_directives.pdf Directives for Private Healthcare Institutions Providing Assisted Reproduction Services]: Regulation 4 of the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Regulations (CAP 248, Reg 1), (March 2006)
+* Ministry of Health, Licensing & Accreditation Branch, [https://www.moh.gov.sg/content/dam/moh_web/Publications/Guidelines/Private%20healthcare%20institutions/2006/assisted_reproduction_services_directives.pdf Directives for Private Healthcare Institutions Providing Assisted Reproduction Services]: Regulation 4 of the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Regulations (CAP 248, Reg 1), (March 2006)
 * Status of Children (Assisted Reproduction Technology) Act 2013 [http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/aol/search/display/view.w3p;page=0;query=CompId%3Ae5da4c93-24c2-48cb-9f33-3e7833a1194a;rec=0;resUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fstatutes.agc.gov.sg%2Faol%2Fbrowse%2FtitleResults.w3p%3Bletter%3DS%3BpNum%3D1%3Btype%3DactsAll#legis]

@@ Line 22: / Line 22: @@
 |Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
 |Introduction=
-|Key laws and policies=* [http://agcvldb4.agc.gov.sg/non_version/cgi-bin/cgi_retrieve.pl?actno=REVED-131B&doctitle=HUMAN%20CLONING%20AND%20OTHER%20PROHIBITED%20PRACTICES%20ACT%0A&date=latest&method=part&sl=1 Human Cloning and Other Prohibited Practices Act] (September 2 2004)
+|Key laws and policies=* [http://agcvldb4.agc.gov.sg/non_version/cgi-bin/cgi_retrieve.pl?actno=REVED-131B&doctitle=HUMAN%20CLONING%20AND%20OTHER%20PROHIBITED%20PRACTICES%20ACT%0A&date=latest&method=part&sl=1 Human Cloning and Other Prohibited Practices Act] (September 2, 2004)
 * National Medical Ethics Committee, Ethical Guidelines for Gene Technology (2001)
 * Bioethics Advisory Committee of Singapore, [http://www.bioethics-singapore.org/uploadfile/55211%20PMGT%20Research.pdf Genetic Testing and Genetic Research] (2005)
@@ Line 29: / Line 29: @@
 * Status of Children (Assisted Reproduction Technology) Act 2013 [http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/aol/search/display/view.w3p;page=0;query=CompId%3Ae5da4c93-24c2-48cb-9f33-3e7833a1194a;rec=0;resUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fstatutes.agc.gov.sg%2Faol%2Fbrowse%2FtitleResults.w3p%3Bletter%3DS%3BpNum%3D1%3Btype%3DactsAll#legis]
 |Foundational values=
-|Prohibited practices=REPRODUCTIVE CLONING
+|Prohibited practices='''Reproductive Cloning'''
 * Reproductive cloning is prohibited by the Human Cloning and Other Prohibited Practices Act.
-SURROGACY
 * The Directives for Private Healthcare Institutions Providing Assisted Reproduction Services prohibit surrogacy.
-* IVF and other ARTs are widely available and government subsidised.
+'''Commercial Payments'''
 * Gamete and embryo donation is permitted but may only be used by married couples.
-EGG DONATION
 * The Human Cloning and Other Prohibited Practices Act and the Directives for Private Healthcare Institutions Providing Assisted Reproduction Services  permit providing eggs, but prohibit payments.
@@ Line 50: / Line 54: @@
-SEX SELECTION
+'''Sex Selection'''
 * The Directives for Private Healthcare Institutions Providing Assisted Reproduction Services permit sex selection only for medical purposes.
-CREATION OF EMBRYOS
 The "Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Human Stem Cell Research, Reproductive and Therapeutic Cloning" states that the creation of human embryos either through IVF or SCNT for research purposes can only be justified where:
-# There is strong scientific merit in, and potential medical benefit from, such research;
+*There is strong scientific merit in, and potential medical benefit from, such research.
-# no acceptable alternative exists; and
+*No acceptable alternative exists.
-# on a highly selective, case-by-case basis, with specific approval from the proposed statutory body. UNESCO, "[http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001342/134277e.pdf National Legislation Concerning Human Reproductive and Therapeutic Cloning]," 2004
+*On a highly selective, case-by-case basis, with specific approval from the proposed statutory body. UNESCO, "[http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001342/134277e.pdf National Legislation Concerning Human Reproductive and Therapeutic Cloning]," 2004.
 |Regulatory activities=The Human Cloning and Other Prohibited Practices Act authorizes government enforcement agencies to inspect relevant premises.
 |Accountability and governance=

@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
 |Eggs for research=commercial prohibited
 |Inheritable genetic modification=?
-|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
+|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=social uses prohibited
 |Reproductive cloning=PROHIBITED
 |Research cloning=regulated
-|Sex selection=?
+|Sex selection=Social uses prohibited
 |Surrogacy=PROHIBITED
 |European Union=
@@ Line 61: / Line 61: @@
 # no acceptable alternative exists; and
 # on a highly selective, case-by-case basis, with specific approval from the proposed statutory body. UNESCO, "[http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001342/134277e.pdf National Legislation Concerning Human Reproductive and Therapeutic Cloning]," 2004
 |Regulatory activities=The Human Cloning and Other Prohibited Practices Act authorizes government enforcement agencies to inspect relevant premises.
 |Accountability and governance=

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 |image_flag=Singapore_flag.gif
 |Region=Asia
-|Population=4,680,600
+|Population=4680600
-|GDP=161,349
+|GDP=161349
 |Eggs for assisted reproduction=commercial prohibited
 |Eggs for research=commercial prohibited
@@ Line 11: / Line 11: @@
 |Reproductive cloning=PROHIBITED
 |Research cloning=regulated
-|Sex selection=social uses prohibited
+|Sex selection=?
 |Surrogacy=PROHIBITED
 |1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
 |1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
@@ Line 18: / Line 21: @@
 |2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention=RATIFIED
 |Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
 |Key laws and policies=* [http://agcvldb4.agc.gov.sg/non_version/cgi-bin/cgi_retrieve.pl?actno=REVED-131B&doctitle=HUMAN%20CLONING%20AND%20OTHER%20PROHIBITED%20PRACTICES%20ACT%0A&date=latest&method=part&sl=1 Human Cloning and Other Prohibited Practices Act] (September 2 2004)
 * National Medical Ethics Committee, Ethical Guidelines for Gene Technology (2001)
 * Bioethics Advisory Committee of Singapore, [http://www.bioethics-singapore.org/uploadfile/55211%20PMGT%20Research.pdf Genetic Testing and Genetic Research] (2005)
 * Ministry of Health, Licensing & Accreditation Branch, [https://www.moh-ela.gov.sg/ela/docroot/html/assisted_reproduction_services_directives.pdf Directives for Private Healthcare Institutions Providing Assisted Reproduction Services]: Regulation 4 of the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Regulations (CAP 248, Reg 1), (March 2006)
-The Directives for Private Healthcare Institutions Providing Assisted Reproduction Services prohibit surrogacy.
+* Status of Children (Assisted Reproduction Technology) Act 2013 [http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/aol/search/display/view.w3p;page=0;query=CompId%3Ae5da4c93-24c2-48cb-9f33-3e7833a1194a;rec=0;resUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fstatutes.agc.gov.sg%2Faol%2Fbrowse%2FtitleResults.w3p%3Bletter%3DS%3BpNum%3D1%3Btype%3DactsAll#legis]
-|Permitted and regulated practices=The Human Cloning and Other Prohibited Practices Act and the Directives for Private Healthcare Institutions Providing Assisted Reproduction Services  permit providing eggs, but prohibit payments.
+|Foundational values=
 The "Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Human Stem Cell Research, Reproductive and Therapeutic Cloning" states that the creation of human embryos either through IVF or SCNT for research purposes can only be justified where:
@@ Line 34: / Line 62: @@
 # on a highly selective, case-by-case basis, with specific approval from the proposed statutory body. UNESCO, "[http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001342/134277e.pdf National Legislation Concerning Human Reproductive and Therapeutic Cloning]," 2004
-Egg donors must be less than 35 years old. 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)
 |Regulatory activities=The Human Cloning and Other Prohibited Practices Act authorizes government enforcement agencies to inspect relevant premises.
 }}
 == References ==