Egypt

Egypt Information Region Africa Population 80335036 GDP (millions USD) 127,930 National Policies Eggs for assisted reproduction PROHIBITED Eggs for research PROHIBITED Inheritable genetic modification no policy Preimplantation genetic diagnosis social uses prohibited Reproductive cloning PROHIBITED Research cloning no policy Sex selection Social uses prohibited Surrogacy PROHIBITED International Agreements 2005 UN Cloning Vote abstained 2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention RATIFIED

Key laws and policies

Egypt regulates ART through decree no. 238/2003 of the Ministry of Health and Population on Professional Ethics Regulations.

Religious statements are also important.

Prohibited practices

Surrogacy

• Surrogacy is not permitted.

Donor Eggs

• The use of donor eggs is not permitted.

Permitted and regulated practices

Assisted Reproduction

• Assisted reproduction is permitted for married couples using the husband's sperm.

Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis

• PGD is allowed.

Research Involving Human Embryos

• Research on embryos permitted up to 14 days.

External links

References

• International Federation of Fertility Societies, IFFS Surveillance 2013, at https://c.ymcdn.com/sites/iffs.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/iffs_surveillance_09-19-13.pdf.

• MC Inhorn and ZB Gurtin, Infertility and Assisted Reproduction in the Muslim Middle East: Social, Religious and Resource Considerations, ObGyn 2012, available at http://www.fvvo.be/assets/265/04-Inhornetal.pdf.

• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, Cairo Office, "Ethics and the Law in Biomedicine and Genetics: An Overview of National Regulations in the Arab States," 2011.