Slovakia

Slovakia Information Region Europe Population 5447502 GDP (millions USD) 74,988 National Policies Eggs for assisted reproduction ? Eggs for research ? Inheritable genetic modification PROHIBITED Preimplantation genetic diagnosis social uses prohibited Reproductive cloning PROHIBITED Research cloning PROHIBITED Sex selection ? Surrogacy no policy International Agreements 1997 COE Biomedicine Convention RATIFIED 1998 COE Cloning Convention RATIFIED 2005 UN Cloning Vote YES 2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention RATIFIED 2007 Treaty of Lisbon RATIFIED

Key laws and policies

• Act on healthcare, healthcare-related services and on the amendment and supplementing of certain laws, No. 576/2004 Coll. (September 22, 2004)
• Law on health care (Law No. 277/1994 Coll. §42 (3))
• Penal Code (Law No. 140/1961 Coll.,§246a, amended September 2003)

Prohibited practices

Reproductive and research cloning is prohibited, and punishable by three to eight years imprisonment.