Qatar

Qatar Information Region Asia Population 907,229 GDP (millions USD) 67,763 National Policies Eggs for assisted reproduction PROHIBITED Eggs for research PROHIBITED Inheritable genetic modification ? Preimplantation genetic diagnosis ? Reproductive cloning PROHIBITED Research cloning PROHIBITED Sex selection ? Surrogacy PROHIBITED International Agreements 2005 UN Cloning Vote YES 2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention RATIFIED

Key laws and policies

Research: Stem Cells

Guidance on research involving stem cells: https://www.sch.gov.qa/app/media/30

Assisted Reproduction

• Qatar is an Islamic nation and adheres to Islamic principles and opinions.
• While there is no regulation of assisted reproduction, self-regulation occurs via guidelines released by Hamad Medical Corp (http://www.hamad.qa/en/index.aspx/en).

Prohibited practices

• All forms of cloning
• Gamete donation
• Surrogacy

Permitted and regulated practices

Assisted Reproduction

• ART is limited to those procedures that comply with Islamic law.
• A married couple may use and preserve their own gametes for later personal use only.

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, available at http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002152/215207E.pdf, (accessed 22 February 2015).