WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1994
MRS
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LAU THANKED DR LEONG CHE-HUNG, CHAIRMAN
CHAIRMAN OF THE FORMER COMMITTEE ON SCIENTIFICALLY ASSISTED HUMAN REPRODUCTION AND MEMBERS FOR THEIR THOROUGH CONSIDERATION OF THIS COMPLEX ISSUE AND FOR MAKING SOUND RECOMMENDATIONS.
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POINTED OUT THAT IN FORMULATING POLICIES ON SAHR, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT DICTATE THE COMMUNITY'S VALUES OR REPRESENT PARTICULAR SECTORIAL INTEREST, BUT WOULD INSTEAD SEEK MULTI- DISCIPLINARY ADVICE.
"THIS IS IN KEEPING WITH MOST PRACTICES OVERSEAS, FOR EXAMPLE, THE UK AND AUSTRALIA, SHE ADDED.
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"PENDING THE SETTING UP OF A STATUTORY BODY, WE PROPOSE APPOINT A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROVISIONAL SAHR BOARD BY EARLY 1995 ADVISE ON THE DRAWING UP OF A CODE OF PRACTICE AND ON WHAT MATTERS SHOULD BE COVERED BY LEGISLATION LATER ON.
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"WITHIN THE LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK, INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY SHOULD BE LEFT TO DECIDE ACCORDING TO THEIR OWN CONSCIENCE WHETHER OR NOT TO MAKE USE OF SAHR PRACTICE, SHE SAID.
OUTLINING THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION IN RESPECT OF THE COMMITTEE'S 22 SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS, MRS LAU GAVE
FOLLOWING DETAILS:
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STATUTORY CONTROLLING BODY
THE GOVERNMENT AGREES WITH THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THERE IS A NEED:
TO LICENSE MEDICAL
PROCEDURES;
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INSTITUTIONS TO CARRY OUT SAHR
PROMULGATE A CODE OF PRACTICE TO REGULATE THE PRACTICE
OF SAHR;
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ΤΟ PROVIDE FOR A CENTRAL REGISTRY OF SEMEN DONORS REGISTER OF SAHR PROCEDURES PERFORMED;
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то SEEK MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ADVICE WHEN FORMULATING ON SAHR.
POLICY
THE GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS THAT THE STATUTORY BODY SHOULD HAVE EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS, SUCH AS:
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DETERMINING THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH EACH TYPE OF SAHR PROCEDURE AND EMBRYO RESEARCH SHOULD BE ALLOWED;
EXAMINING THE SOCIAL, MORAL, ETHICAL AND OTHER NON-MEDICAL IMPLICATIONS OF SAHR, TAKING ADVICE ON THESE FROM AN ETHICS COMMITTEE SET UP UNDER THE STATUTORY BODY;
CONSULTING THE COMMUNITY ON NEW SAHR TECHNIQUES AND PROPOSALS FOR REGULATION;
PROMULGATING A RESEARCH;
CODE OF PRACTICE ON SAHR AND EMBRYO
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