Norwegian Law on the Human-Medical use of Biotechnology
Chapter 3. Research on fertilized eggs, cloning and more.
§ 3-1. Prohibition of research on fertilized eggs and more
It is forbidden to do research on human embryos and cell lines cultured from human embryos.
§ 3-2. Forbidding the creation of human embryos by cloning and more.
It is forbidden to:
Create human embryos by cloning.
Do research on cell lines cultured from human embryos by cloning and
Create embryos by cloning with human genetic material into egg cells of animals.
By cloning is meant techniques for the creation of genetically identical individuals.
§ 3-3. Prohibition of techniques intended for the creation of genetically identical individuals.
It is forbidden to use techniques intended for the creation of genetically identical individuals.
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