20
MONDAY, MAY 4, 1992
REGISTRY
THE CONTROLLING BODY SHOULD MAINTAIN
A CENTRAL
KEEPING A RECORD OF SEMEN DONORS THROUGHOUT HONG KONG;
*
THE
GOVERNMENT
FEASIBILITY
OF SHOULD CONDUCT AN EARLY ASSESSMENT AND RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS OF SETTING UP SUCH
THE A
BODY;
*
A REGISTERED MEDICAL INSTITUTION SHOULD COMPLY WITH THE CODE
AND OF PRACTICE
ANY OTHER CONDITIONS
BY IMPOSED CONTROLLING BODY.
THE
INSTITUTION
IN PARTICULAR, A REGISTERED MEDICAL SHOULD KEEP PROPER RECORDS OF
SAHR
PROCEDURES CARRIED OUT;
ALL
*
*
THE
LEGITIMACY OF CHILDREN BORN BY DONOR INSEMINATION SHOULD BE PROTECTED BY LEGISLATION;
ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION BY HUSBAND SHOULD BE ALLOWED;
ONLY BANKED SEMEN SHOULD BE USED FOR DONOR INSEMINATION;
THE HUSBAND'S CONSENT TO DI PROCEDURE SHOULD BE REQUIRED;
THE IDENTITY OF SEMEN DONORS SHOULD BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL;
(DI)
*
THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN SIRED BY ANY ONE SEMEN DONOR NOT BE MORE THAN THREE;
SHOULD
A
BORN
PERSON
REGISTERED MEDICAL INSTITUTION MAY PROVIDE A PERSON OF DI WITH INFORMATION RELATING TO HIS BIRTH IF THAT HAS REACHED THE AGE OF MAJORITY AND HAS MADE SUCH A REQUEST. THE INFORMATION TO BE RELEASED SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO CONFIRMATION THAT THE MOTHER OF THE PERSON CONCERNED, HAD DI PROCEDURES AROUND THE TIME THAT THAT PERSON WAS BORN. EXCEPT
THE INSTITUTION SHOULD
STRICT MAINTAIN AND SHOULD NOT DISCLOSE INFORMATION TO
FOR THIS, CONFIDENTIALITY
ANY
OTHER PERSON;
*
COMMERCIAL SURROGACY SHOULD BE BANNED;
ONLY GENETIC IVF SURROGACY (THAT IS, WHERE THE COMMISSIONING COUPLE CONTRIBUTE BOTH THE EGG AND SEMEN FERTILISED THE SURROGATE MOTHER) SHOULD BE ALLOWED;
OUTSIDE
FOR
GENETIC
IVF SURROGACY, THE CONSENT OF THE SURROGATE MOTHER AND HER HUSBAND SHOULD BE REQUIRED;
INFERTILE
TREATMENT IS
GENETIC IVF SURROGACY SHOULD ONLY BE ALLOWED FOR MARRIED COUPLES WHERE NO ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL POSSIBLE;
* A
CHILD OF WOMAN WHO HAS NEVER BEEN MARRIED NOR HAS HAD A HER OWN SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO ACT AS A SURROGATE MOTHER;
PROPER PROFESSIONAL COUNSELLING ON LIKELY PROBLEMS FOR BOTH THE COMMISSIONING COUPLE AND THE SURROGATE SHOULD BE MADE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PROCESS BEFORE, DURING AND SURROGACY;
AFTER THE
NO EMBRYO