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HUMAN CLONING AND OTHER PROHIBITED PRACTICES ACT 2003 (NO. 51 OF 2003) - SECT 10

Offence – creating a human embryo for a purpose other than achieving pregnancy in a woman
(1)  A person commits an offence if the person intentionally creates a human embryo outside the body of a woman, unless the person's intention in creating the embryo is to attempt to achieve pregnancy in a particular woman.
Penalty:  Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years.
(2)  A defendant does not bear an evidential burden in relation to any matter in subsection (1) .



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