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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1994

THE GOVERNMENT

ALSO

ACCEPTS

THAT

WRITTEN

CONSENT

OF THE

SURROGATE MOTHER AND HER HUSBAND (IF ANY) SHOULD BE REQUIRED, ALTHOUGH THE CHILD THIS WILL NOT CREATE A CONTRACT FORCING THEM TO SURRENDER AFTER BIRTH.

WHILE ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE'S VIEW THAT IT IS UNDESIRABLE FOR HER WOMAN WHO HAS NEVER BEEN MARRIED AND WHO HAS NEVER HAD A CHILD OF OWN TO BE A SURROGATE MOTHER, THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT THINK IT BE APPROPRIATE TO LEGISLATE THIS REQUIREMENT.

WOULD

BE BETTER THE GOVERNMENT THEREFORE PROPOSES THAT THIS MIGHT

TO BE FACTOR

CAREFULLY IN THE INCLUDED

OF CODE

PRACTICE AS A

COUPLE ON THE CONSIDERED WHEN COUNSELLORS AND PHYSICIANS ADVISE A CHOICE OF AN APPROPRIATE SURROGATE MOTHER.

(VI) EMBRYO RESEARCH

EMOTIONAL

NOTING THAT MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCE AN UNDERSTANDABLY

IN AVERSION TO EMBRYO RESEARCH, THE GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS THAT THE LAW

HUMAN BEHAVIOUR WHICH THIS AREA SHOULD SET A MINIMUM STANDARD OF SOCIETY FINDS ACCEPTABLE.

SHOULD

ACCORDINGLY, EACH MEDICAL INSTITUTION'S EMBRYO RESEARCH BE SUBJECT TO BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ETHICAL MONITORING.

THE GOVERNMENT BELIEVES THAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED

POINT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE A PRAGMATIC THE COMMITTEE

LEGISLATION.

SERVE

AS

THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES THAT THE LAW SHOULD PRESCRIBE THAT:

BY

*

NO EMBRYO SHOULD BE CREATED DELIBERATELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESEARCH;

CROSS-SPECIES

FERTILISATION AND CLONING OF EMBRYOS

SHOULD

BE PROHIBITED;

RESEARCH

SHOULD

BE ALLOWED FOR EMBRYO THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES ONLY AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY THE STATUTORY BODY. IN NO CASE WOULD EMBRYO RESEARCH BE WHICH 13 ALLOWED AFTER THE 14TH DAY AFTER FERTILISATION, WHEN RUDIMENTARY NERVOUS TISSUE BEGINS TO APPEAR; AND

MEDICAL

AND

*

IN THE

PERMISSIBLE AREAS OF RESEARCH SHOULD BE PRESCRIBED CODE OF PRACTICE ISSUED BY THE STATUTORY BODY;

APPLICATIONS TO CONDUCT EMBRYO RESEARCH SHOULD BR то APPROVAL BY THE STATUTORY BODY AND ANY CONDITIONS IT MAY IMPOSE;

LICENSED

SUBJECT THAT

MAINTAIN A COMMITTEE IN BY THE

TO CONDUCT EMBRYO EACH MEDICAL INSTITUTION RESEARCH SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH AND

ETHICS INSTITUTIONAL ACCORDANCE WITH THE CODE OF PRACTICE PROMULGATED STATUTORY BODY; AND

MULTI-DISCIPLINARY

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