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RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN EMBRYOS ACT 2008 (NO. 74 OF 2008) - SECT 9

Offence—use of embryo that was created by fertilisation and that is not an excess ART embryo

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person intentionally uses, outside the body of a woman, a human embryo

              (i)     that was created by fertilisation of a human egg by a human sperm; and

              (ii)     that is not an excess ART embryo; and

        (b)     the use is not for a purpose relating to the assisted reproductive treatment of a woman carried out by an accredited ART centre, and the person knows or is reckless as to that fact.

    (2)     An offence against subsection (1) is an indictable offence punishable by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years.



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