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Danish legistation

Embryo research

Law no 535

 

Chapter 7 §25 and § 28

 

Embryo research is allowed in Denmark under certain conditions.

 

 Embryo research with the purpose:

 Allowed

 Forbidden

 To improve the In-vitro fertilisation or other techniques

 X

 
 To improve techniques for preimplantation diagnosis

 X

 
 To achieve new knowledge that can improve the treatment of human diseases.

 X

 
 Cloning 

 X

 To perform human beings by fusion of genetically different embryos before transfer. 

 X

 To perform transgenetic human individuals 

 X

 To develop a human being in a species different uterus  

 X

 

Stk 2 Aspiration and fertilisation of oocytes for other purposes than described in §25 are not allowed. Stk 2. Research according to §25 has to be approved in the scientific committee

 

§26. It is only allowed to keep embryos in vitro in 14 days after fertilization and therefore embryos used in research must be destroyed within 14 days of fertilisation.

 

§27. Embryos used for research are only allowed for transfer if the embryos are genetically unmodified and the research has not damaged the embryo in its development.

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