Belarus

Belarus Information Region Europe Population 9689800 GDP (millions USD) 44,773 National Policies Eggs for assisted reproduction permitted Eggs for research permitted Inheritable genetic modification PROHIBITED Preimplantation genetic diagnosis social uses prohibited Reproductive cloning ? Research cloning ? Sex selection Social uses prohibited Surrogacy commercial prohibited International Agreements 1997 COE Biomedicine Convention not signed 1998 COE Cloning Convention not signed 2005 UN Cloning Vote no 2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention not ratified 2007 Treaty of Lisbon not signed

Key laws and policies

Belarus has legislation (Law No. 341-3 of 7 January 2012 on Assisted Reproductive Technologies), guidelines, and a licensing body governing assisted reproduction.

Permitted and regulated practices

• Anonymous and non-anonymous gamete donation
• Egg donors aged 18-35
• Egg donors must have already borne a child
• Embryo donation permitted
• Gestational surrogacy permitted
• Contract should include payment for reimbursement of medical expenses, meals, lodging of surrogate mother during gestation, childbirth, and the postnatal period. (Although, completely altruistic surrogacy may also occur between relatives.)

External links

http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/92757/108213/F-471462638/BLR-2012-L-92757.pdf