Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Information Region Asia Population 27601038 GDP (millions USD) 376,029 National Policies Eggs for assisted reproduction PROHIBITED Eggs for research PROHIBITED Inheritable genetic modification PROHIBITED Preimplantation genetic diagnosis social uses prohibited Reproductive cloning PROHIBITED Research cloning PROHIBITED Sex selection Social uses prohibited Surrogacy PROHIBITED International Agreements 2005 UN Cloning Vote YES 2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention RATIFIED

Key laws and policies

There are no specific laws in Saudi Arabia on the issues discussed in this BioPolicy Wiki.

However, ART is addressed in Saudi Arabia under the regulation of IVF Units, Embryos, and Infertility Management No 2870/1/12.

IVF Units are required to adhere to Islamic fatwas.

Prohibited practices

• Surrogacy
• Egg donation
• Sperm donation
• Posthumous use of gametes
• Embryo experimentation

Permitted and regulated practices

• Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis is permitted for gene therapy.
• Preservation of embryos is permitted with consent of the couple.

External links

See:

• Assisted reproduction in Saudi Arabia, available at http://www.kau.edu.sa/Files/140/Researches/59099_29447.pdf, (accessed 23 February 2015).

• 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).