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MONDAY. AUGUST 21, 1989

COMMITTEE ON SCIENTIFICALLY ASSISTED HUMAN REPRODUCTION ISSUES INTERIM REPORT

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THE COMMITTEE ON

SCIENTIFICALLY

ASSISTED HUMAN REPRODUCTION ISSUES OF ARTIFICIAL

TODAY (MONDAY) ISSUED AN INTERIM REPORT ON THE INSEMINATION BY DONOR (AID) AND SURROGACY.

CHAIRMAN OF

MADE SOME

INTRODUCING THE REPORT AT A PRESS CONFERENCE, THE THE COMMITTEE, DR LEONG CHE-HUNG, SAID: "THE COMMITTEE HAS PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE PRACTICE OF ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION BY DONOR AND SURROGACY.

PUBLIC HAVE AN "WE CONSIDER IT IMPORTANT THAT MEMBERS OF THE

ON OUR PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THEIR VIEWS BEFORE THESE ARE FINALISED.

ETHICAL "AID AND SURROGACY BOTH RAISE IMPORTANT SOCIAL, MORAL,

THE FINAL IMPORTANT THAT IT IS AND LEGAL QUESTIONS RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE IN LINE WITH PUBLIC ATTITUDES

AND

THESE QUESTIONS.

то

"FOR THIS REASON WE HAVE PUBLIC VIEWS ON AID AND SURROGACY.

ISSUED

AN INTERIM

REPORT TO SEEK

RECOMMENDED WHERE NO OTHER

DR LEONG SAID THAT ON SURROGACY, THE COMMITTEE HAD THAT IT SHOULD ONLY BE PERMITTED FOR MARRIED COUPLES FORM OF TREATMENT FOR INFERTILITY WAS POSSIBLE.

HE

TO CONTRIBUTE BOTH THE "THE COMMISSIONING COUPLE WOULD HAVE EGG AND THE SPERM FOR FERTILISATION OUTSIDE THE SURROGATE MOTHER," SAID.

BORN. OF A SURROGATE PERSON, BUT SHOULD

"THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS THAT ANY CHILD MOTHER SHOULD NOT BE GENETICALLY RELATED TO THAT BE GENETICALLY RELATED TO BOTH THE COMMISSIONING PARENTS.

"THE COMMITTEE HAS ALSO

COMMERCIAL SURROGACY."

RECOMMENDED

A

BAN COMPLETE

ON

INSEMINATION

BY DONOR HAS

BEEN

DR LEONG SAID: "ARTIFICIAL SUCCESSFULLY PRACTISED IN HONG KONG FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS.

WE WOULD LIKE ΤΟ SEE "WE HAVE RECOMMENDED ITS CONTINUANCE. LEGISLATION ENACTED TO ENSURE THE LEGITIMACY OF CHILDREN BORN BY AID."

THE FULL SET OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE

IS LISTED

BELOW:

/SURROGACY