Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina Information Region Europe Population 3981239 GDP (millions USD) 14,780 National Policies Eggs for assisted reproduction ? Eggs for research ? Inheritable genetic modification PROHIBITED Preimplantation genetic diagnosis social uses prohibited Reproductive cloning ? Research cloning PROHIBITED Sex selection ? Surrogacy no policy International Agreements 1997 COE Biomedicine Convention RATIFIED 1998 COE Cloning Convention not signed 2005 UN Cloning Vote YES 2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention not ratified

Key laws and policies

• Council of Europe Convention on Biomedicine and Human Rights (1997)

Prohibited practices

Ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Biomedicine and Human Rights commits Bosnia and Herzegovina to prohibit:

• Inheritable genetic modification
• Research cloning
• Sex selection for social purposes
• PGD for social purposes
• Somatic genetic enhancement