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Argentina

2011-07-13T23:16:38Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Argentina
|image_flag=Argentina-flag.gif
|Region=Latin America
|Population=40,301,927
|GDP=259,999
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=no policy
|Eggs for research=no policy
|Inheritable genetic modification=no policy
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=no policy
|Reproductive cloning=PROHIBITED
|Research cloning=PROHIBITED
|Sex selection=no policy
|Surrogacy=no policy
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=abstained
|2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention=RATIFIED
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
|Key laws and policies=* Prohibition on Human Cloning Research, Decree No. 200/97, ([Prohíbese los Experimentos de Clonación Relacionados con Seres Humanos]) (March 7, 1997)George J. Annas, Lori B. Andrews and Rosario M. Isasi, "[http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=159 Protecting the Endangered Human: Toward an International Treaty Prohibiting Cloning and Inheritable Alterations]," ''American Journal of Law and Medicine'' (Vol. 28. Nos. 2 & 3, 2002)
|Foundational values=The Prohibition on Human Cloning Research states that "it is the indelegable function of the government to defend the human dignity of all human beings, preserve their health and protect their quality of life. In addition, the government recognizes that scientific advances in cloning technology create ethical problems that opposes their own cultural values making it necessary to regulate all cloning experiments in relation to human beings."
|Prohibited practices=The Prohibition on Human Cloning Research prohibits both reproductive and research cloning.
|Permitted and regulated practices=Assisted reproduction and embryo research are unregulated. Shawn H.E. Harmon, "[http://www.panoptica.org/nov_fevereiro2008/A2_N10_A1.pdf Imagining Argentina: From the Moral to the Legal in Cloning and Stem Cell Research Governance in Argentina]," ''Panóptica'' (Vol. 2, No. 11, November 2007) However, surrogacy, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, and providing eggs are both covered by guidelines. Surrogacy should be approved on a case-by-case basis by a special ethics committee.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)
}}
== References ==

Russia

2010-03-03T20:50:20Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Russian Federation
|image_flag=Russia_flag.gif
|Region=Europe
|Population=142,008,838
|GDP=1,289,582
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=commercial allowed
|Eggs for research=commercial allowed
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=social uses prohibited
|Reproductive cloning=PROHIBITED
|Research cloning=PROHIBITED
|Sex selection=social uses prohibited
|Surrogacy=commercial allowed
|Council of Europe=Member
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=no vote
|2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention=RATIFIED
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
|Key laws and policies=* On transplantation of human organs (tissues)* (22.12.1992 № 4179-1,)
* Family Code (1995)
* On temporary prohibition of human cloning (№ 54 FZ, 2002)
|Prohibited practices=Reproductive cloning is prohibited under a five-year moratorium, renewed in 2010."[http://en.rian.ru/russia/20091002/156329425.html Russia extends human cloning ban]," RiaNovosti (October 2, 2009)
Research cloning is prohibited.Human Fertility and Embryology Authority (UK), "[http://www.hfea.gov.uk/en/1579.html Hybrids and Chimeras: Findings of the Consultation, Annex C – International Perspective]," September 5, 2007
|Permitted and regulated practices=Surrogacy, including payments, is explicitly permitted by the 1995 Family Code.Konstantin Svitnev, "[http://www.eshre.com/emc.asp?pageId=835 Russian Legislation]", European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology (accessed on June 1, 2008)

Payments for gametes is allowed by the Law On transplantation of human organs.Konstantin Svitnev, "[http://www.eshre.com/emc.asp?pageId=835 Russian Legislation]", European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology (accessed on June 1, 2008)

PGDs and sex selection are allowed only when there is a risk of giving birth to children with hereditary pathologies.
|History=A five-year moratorium on human reproductive cloning expired in 2007 and was not renewed until 2010.

The 2008 Patent Act for the first time explicitly prohibits patents involving human cloning, modifications of human cell lines and the use of embryos.Petja Papula, "[http://www.iprinfo.com/page.php?page_id=35&action=articleDetails&a_id=543&id=37 Russian IP Reform Brings Changes in Patenting]," IPRInfo (January, 2008), accessed on July 8, 2008.
}}
== References ==

São Tomé and Príncipe

2008-07-09T01:44:01Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Sao Tome and Principe
|image_flag=Sao_tome_and_principe.gif
|Region=Africa
|Population=157,000
|GDP=144
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Samoa

2008-07-09T01:31:55Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Samoa
|image_flag=Samoa.jpg
|Region=Oceania
|Population=214,265
|GDP=397
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES
|2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention=RATIFIED
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

2008-07-09T01:31:26Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|image_flag=St_vincent.gif
|Region=Latin America
|Population=110,000
|GDP=559
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Saint Lucia

2008-07-09T01:31:00Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Saint Lucia
|image_flag=SaintLucia.gif
|Region=Latin America
|Population=160,765
|GDP=958
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES
|2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention=RATIFIED
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Saint Kitts and Nevis

2008-07-09T01:30:27Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Saint Kitts and Nevis
|image_flag=Saint_kitts_and_nevis.jpg
|Region=Latin America
|Population=42,696
|GDP=527
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES
|2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention=RATIFIED
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Rwanda

2008-07-09T01:29:50Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Rwanda
|image_flag=Rwanda-flag.gif
|Region=Africa
|Population=10,186,063
|GDP=3,320
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Republic of the Congo

2008-07-09T00:58:01Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Republic of the Congo
|image_flag=Congo_republic.jpg
|Region=Africa
|Population=3,999,000
|GDP=7,657
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=no vote
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Paraguay

2008-07-08T22:02:41Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Paraguay
|image_flag=Paraguay-flag.gif
|Region=Latin America
|Population=6,158,000
|GDP=9,110
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Papua New Guinea

2008-07-08T22:02:12Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Papua New Guinea
|image_flag=Papua_new_guinea.png
|Region=Oceania
|Population=6,300,000
|GDP=6,001
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=no vote
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Micronesia

2008-07-08T21:34:00Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Federated States of Micronesia
|image_flag=Micronesia.gif
|Region=Oceania
|Population=107,862
|GDP=232
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Marshall Islands

2008-07-08T21:33:19Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Marshall Islands
|image_flag=Marshall-islands-flag.gif
|Region=Oceania
|Population=61,963
|GDP=144
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Liechtenstein

2008-07-08T21:32:12Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Liechtenstein
|image_flag=Liechtenstein.gif
|Region=Europe
|Population=35,365
|GDP=3,500
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|Council of Europe=Member
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES
}}

Iraq

2008-07-08T21:29:42Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Iraq
|image_flag=Iraq.gif
|Region=Asia
|Population=29,267,000
|GDP=55,440
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES
}}

Palau

2008-07-08T21:28:10Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Palau
|image_flag=Palau-flag.gif
|Region=Oceania
|Population=20,842
|GDP=145
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Pakistan

2008-07-08T21:27:33Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Pakistan
|image_flag=Pakistan.gif‎
|Region=Asia
|Population=169,300,000
|GDP=143,766
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=abstained
|2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention=RATIFIED
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Oman

2008-07-08T21:27:03Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Oman
|image_flag=Omanflag.gif
|Region=Asia
|Population=3,204,897
|GDP=40,059
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=abstained
|2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention=RATIFIED
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

North Korea

2008-07-08T18:46:09Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Democratic People's Republic of Korea
|image_flag=Democ_korean.gif
|Region=Asia
|Population=23,301,725
|GDP=2,220
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=no
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Nigeria

2008-07-08T18:45:30Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Nigeria
|image_flag=Nigeria.gif
|Region=Africa
|Population=148,000,000
|GDP=166,778
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=no vote
|2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention=RATIFIED
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Niger

2008-07-08T18:45:03Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Niger
|image_flag=Niger_flag.jpg
|Region=Africa
|Population=13,957,000
|GDP=4,174
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=no vote
|2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention=RATIFIED
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Nicaragua

2008-07-08T18:44:34Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Nicaragua
|image_flag=Nicaragua-flag.gif‎
|Region=Latin America
|Population=5,603,000
|GDP=5,723
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Nepal

2008-07-08T16:14:45Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Nepal
|image_flag=Flag_of_Nepal.png
|Region=Asia
|Population=28,901,790
|GDP=9,627
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=abstained
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Namibia

2008-07-08T16:14:03Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Namibia
|image_flag=Namibia_flag.jpg‎
|Region=Africa
|Population=1,820,916
|GDP=7,400
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=abstained
|2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention=RATIFIED
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Myanmar

2008-07-08T16:13:29Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Myanmar
|image_flag=Myanmar-flag.gif
|Region=Asia
|Population=55,390,000
|GDP=13,529
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=abstained
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Mozambique

2008-07-08T16:13:00Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Mozambique
|image_flag=Mozambique.gif
|Region=Africa
|Population=21,397,000
|GDP=7,559
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=no vote
|2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention=RATIFIED
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Luxembourg

2008-07-08T03:11:28Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Luxembourg
|image_flag=Luxembourg_flag.gif
|Region=Europe
|Population=480,222
|GDP=50,160
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=PROHIBITED
|Research cloning=PROHIBITED
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|European Union=Member
|Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development=Member
|Council of Europe=Member
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=signed
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=signed
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=no
|2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention=RATIFIED
|Treaty of Lisbon=signed
|Key laws and policies=* Law No. 4567 on medically assisted procreation. Minister of Health, Committee for Research Ethics (1995)
|Accountability and governance=A new law governing matters related to embryonic stem cell research (for which there was no previous regulatory provision) was in preparation in 2007. The proposal "doesn’t allow research on human embryos in vitro."European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies to the European Commission, "[http://ec.europa.eu/european_group_ethics/activities/docs/opinion_22_final_follow_up_en.pdf Recommendation on the ethical review of hESC FP7 research projects. Opinion No.22]," Brussels (2007) p. 93
}}
== References ==

Mongolia

2008-07-08T00:18:37Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Mongolia
|image_flag=Mongolia.gif‎
|Region=Asia
|Population=2,951,786
|GDP=3,905
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=abstained
|2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention=RATIFIED
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Mauritius

2008-07-07T22:36:16Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Mauritius
|image_flag=Maurituis_flag.jpg‎
|Region=Africa
|Population=1,256,739
|GDP=6,959
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES
|2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention=RATIFIED
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Mauritania

2008-07-07T22:31:45Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Mauritania
|image_flag=Mauritania.png
|Region=Africa
|Population=3,069,000
|GDP=2,756
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=no vote
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Mali

2008-07-07T22:30:11Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Mali
|image_flag=Mali_flag.jpg
|Region=Africa
|Population=11,995,402
|GDP=6,745
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=no vote
|2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention=RATIFIED
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Maldives

2008-07-07T22:29:35Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Maldives
|image_flag=Maldives-flag.gif
|Region=Asia
|Population=300,000
|GDP=1,049
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=abstained
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Malawi

2008-07-07T22:28:18Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Malawi
|image_flag=Malawi.gif
|Region=Africa
|Population=12,884,000
|GDP=3,538
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=no vote
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Madagascar

2008-07-07T22:27:42Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Madagascar
|image_flag=Madagascar_flag.jpg
|Region=Africa
|Population=19,448,815
|GDP=7,322
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Macedonia

2008-07-07T22:27:11Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
|image_flag=Yugo.gif
|Region=Europe
|Population=2,038,514
|GDP=7,497
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|Council of Europe=Member
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=signed
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=signed
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES
}}

Libya

2008-07-07T21:03:11Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Libya
|image_flag=Libya.gif
|Region=Africa
|Population=6,173,579
|GDP=57,064
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=no vote
|2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention=RATIFIED
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Liberia

2008-07-07T21:02:44Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Liberia
|image_flag=Liberia-flag.gif
|Region=Africa
|Population=3,386,000
|GDP=730
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Lesotho

2008-07-07T21:02:10Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Lesotho
|image_flag=Lesotho-flag.gif
|Region=Africa
|Population=1,795,000
|GDP=1,600
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Lebanon

2008-07-07T21:01:37Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Lebanon
|image_flag=Lebanon.gif
|Region=Asia
|Population=4,196,453
|GDP=24,640
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=abstained
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Laos

2008-07-07T20:18:49Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Lao People's Democratic Republic
|image_flag=Laos.gif
|Region=Asia
|Population=6,521,998
|GDP=4,028
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=no
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Kyrgyzstan

2008-07-07T19:20:59Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Kyrgyzstan
|image_flag=Kyrgyzstan.jpg
|Region=Asia
|Population=5,264,000
|GDP=3,748
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=no vote
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Kuwait

2008-07-07T19:20:25Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Kuwait
|image_flag=Kuwait.gif
|Region=Asia
|Population=2,390,543
|GDP=111,339
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES
|2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention=RATIFIED
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Kazakhstan

2008-07-07T19:16:18Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Kazakhstan
|image_flag=Kazakhflag.jpg
|Region=Asia
|Population=15,217,711
|GDP=103,840
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Jamaica

2008-07-07T18:42:47Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Jamaica
|image_flag=Jamaica.gif
|Region=Latin America
|Population=2,651,000
|GDP=11,206
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|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
}}

Scope and guidelines

2008-07-03T16:29:02Z

Peteshan:

BioPolicyWiki is intended to serve as a comprehensive on-line guide to laws and policies governing the use of human genetic and reproductive technologies throughout the world.

We focus initially on practices at the intersection of human genetic and reproductive biotechnologies whose use, development, or commercialization have been controversial in recent years. These include reproductive and research cloning, inheritable genetic modification, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, sex selection, the use of human eggs for research and reproduction, and gestational surrogacy. These are shown on the [[Practices|practices and technologies]] page, and are included in the [[Summary tables|summary tables]].

We have chosen not to include detailed information on policies concerning stem cell research at this time, as [[Stem cell research resources|many websites already contain comprehensive summaries of stem cell policies throughout the world]].

BioPolicyWiki currently focuses on national laws and on national policies having the effect of law. For countries with federal systems, information on laws in provinces or other jurisdictions below the national level can be entered in the narrative sections of each country page. However, the summary tables display the status of national laws and polices only.

At this time BioPolicyWiki focuses on officially established laws and policies, and doesn’t attempt to give a full account of the state of genetic and reproductive practices per se. A given country might lack laws or policies addressing a particular procedure, yet that procedure might nonetheless be widely available. Similarly, BioPolicyWiki does not at this time systematically display information on the prevalence of practices explicitly in violation of laws or policies that do exist. Finally, BioPolicyWiki not does at this time give a full account of guidelines adopted by professional and other non-governmental entities that seek to regulate themselves. Information on these topics can be seen on several [[web-based inventories|comprehensive web-based inventories]].

We hope to expand the topics covered by BioPolicyWiki in the future. Contributors are invited to [[Contact|contact us]] with your suggestions.

BioPolicyWiki will present information about national and international policies in an objective manner. It is not a forum for debate on the merits of these policies.

Fiji

2008-07-03T02:25:55Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Fiji
|image_flag=Fiji.gif
|Region=Oceania
|Population=853,445
|GDP=3,409
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=no vote
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Guinea

2008-07-03T02:24:43Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Guinea
|image_flag=Guinea.gif
|Region=Africa
|Population=9,402,000
|GDP=4,714
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=no vote
}}

Indonesia

2008-07-03T02:21:36Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Indonesia
|image_flag=Indonesia_flag_large.jpg
|Region=Asia
|Population=234,693,997
|GDP=432,944
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=abstained
|2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention=RATIFIED
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Honduras

2008-07-02T22:10:24Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Honduras
|image_flag=Honduras-flag.gif
|Region=Latin America
|Population=7,483,763
|GDP=12,279
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Haiti

2008-07-02T22:09:50Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Haiti
|image_flag=Haiti_flag.gif
|Region=Latin America
|Population=8,706,497
|GDP=5,435
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

Guyana

2008-07-02T22:09:18Z

Peteshan:

{{Country
|name=Guyana
|image_flag=Guyana-flag.gif
|Region=Latin America
|Population=751,000
|GDP=1,039
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}