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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