Oman

Oman Information Region Asia Population 3204897 GDP (millions USD) 40059 National Policies Eggs for assisted reproduction PROHIBITED Eggs for research ? Inheritable genetic modification ? Preimplantation genetic diagnosis ? Reproductive cloning ? Research cloning ? Sex selection PROHIBITED Surrogacy PROHIBITED International Agreements 2005 UN Cloning Vote abstained 2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention RATIFIED

Key laws and policies

In Oman, ART is regulated by the 2002 Code of Practice for Assisted Conception Unit (at the Muscat Private Hospital).

Regulation and practices must be in accord with Islam.

Prohibited practices

• Sperm, ova, and embryo donation
• Surrogacy
• Fetal reduction
• Sex selection

Permitted and regulated practices

• Sperm and embryo preservation
• IVF

External links

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.