Malta
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Key laws and policies
Embryo Protection Act ACT XXI of 2012 (in operation since 1 January 2013). Available at http://justiceservices.gov.mt/DownloadDocument.aspx?app=lom&itemid=11960&l=1, (accessed 22 February 2015).
Prohibited practices
It is prohibited to:
- Transfer of all embryos produced into a woman within one treatment cycle
- Remove an embryo from a woman before the completion of implantation in the womb in order to transfer the embryo to another woman
- Select or discard an embryo for eugenic purposes
- Carry out an artificial fertilization of, or transfer a human embryo into, a woman who is prepared to give up her child permanently after birth (surrogate mother)
- Select the sex of an embryo
- Create germline modifications
- Conduct embryo experimentation
Permitted and regulated practices
- Treatment with ART of a couple who meet medical and consent criteria
External links
http://justiceservices.gov.mt/DownloadDocument.aspx?app=lom&itemid=11960&l=1