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{{Country
|name=Portugal
|image_flag=Portugal.png
|Region=Europe
|Population=10848692
|GDP=223,303
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=no policy
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=PROHIBITED
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=social uses prohibited
|Reproductive cloning=PROHIBITED
|Research cloning=PROHIBITED
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=PROHIBITED
|European Union=Member
|Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development=Member
|Council of Europe=Member
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=RATIFIED
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=RATIFIED
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES
|2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention=RATIFIED
|Treaty of Lisbon=RATIFIED
|Key laws and policies=* Law Concerning Medically Assisted Reproduction ([http://www.dre.pt/pdfgratis/2006/07/14300.pdf Procriação medicamente assistida]), No. 32 (2006)<ref name=who>WHO, "[http://www.who.int/idhl-rils/results.cfm?language=english&type=ByIssue&intDigestVolume=57&intIssue=4&strTopicCode=XIA International Digest of Health Legislation]," accessed on July 8, 2008</ref>
|Foundational values=The [http://www.cnecv.gov.pt/cnecv/en/ National Council of Ethics for the Life Sciences (CNEV)] stated in a 1997 [http://www.cnecv.gov.pt/NR/rdonlyres/777F41D6-781E-43E5-B666-FFA1B306B3FD/0/p021_en.pdf Opinion] (reiterated in [http://www.cnecv.gov.pt/NR/rdonlyres/770EA390-9326-4FF9-B28D-D70A7E9AD961/0/p048_en.pdf 2006]) that human cloning is ethically unacceptable due to the problems it raises concerning human dignity, the equilibrium of the species and life in society.
|Prohibited practices=The 2006 Law Concerning Medically Assisted Reproduction prohibits:
* Reproductive cloning
* Social sex selection
* The creation of embryos for research
* The creation of chimeras or hybrids
In addition, Portugal's ratification of the [[Council of Europe|Council of Europe's]] Convention on Biomedicine and the Additional Protocol Regarding Human Cloning commits it to prohibitions on somatic genetic enhancement and inheritable genetic modification.
|Permitted and regulated practices=According to 2006 Law Concerning Medically Assisted Reproduction:<ref name=who/>
* PGD may not be used in the case of multifactorial diseases where the predictive value of the genetic test is very low.
* Surrogate motherhood whether for payment or otherwise is not recognized, the woman who undergoes pregnancy being deemed, for all legal purposes, to be the mother.
* Scientific research with embryos is permitted for the purposes of prevention, diagnosis, or therapy, the improvement of MAP techniques, and the constitution of stem cell banks for transplantation or other therapeutic objectives.
* Donation of eggs, sperm and embryos is permitted "where, in the light of current scientific knowledge, it is not possible for a woman to become pregnant by any other means and where the quality of gametes can be assured."
}}
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