Difference between revisions of "Venezuela"
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|image_flag=Flag_of_Venezuela.png | |image_flag=Flag_of_Venezuela.png | ||
|Region=Latin America | |Region=Latin America | ||
| − | |Population= | + | |Population=28199822 |
|GDP=236,390 | |GDP=236,390 | ||
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=no policy | |Eggs for assisted reproduction=no policy | ||
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|Research cloning=? | |Research cloning=? | ||
|Sex selection=? | |Sex selection=? | ||
| − | |Surrogacy= | + | |Surrogacy=? |
| + | |European Union= | ||
| + | |Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development= | ||
| + | |Council of Europe= | ||
| + | |1997 COE Biomedicine Convention= | ||
| + | |1998 COE Cloning Convention= | ||
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=no vote | |2005 UN Cloning Vote=no vote | ||
| − | | | + | |2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention= |
| + | |Treaty of Lisbon= | ||
| + | |Introduction= | ||
| + | |Key laws and policies=* In Venezuela, there is neither a domestic law on surrogacy nor a general law on assisted reproductive techniques (ART), except for Article 204 of the Civil Code (CCiv) which regulates filiation in cases of artificial insemination. | ||
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| + | * There is a general principle is that the mother is the woman who gives birth to the child, according to Article 197 of the Civil Code. | ||
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| + | * A majority of clinics in Latin America follow Guidelines published by RED - Latin American Network of Assisted Reproduction (REDLARA): http://www.redlara.com/aa_ingles/default.asp. | ||
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| + | * Court decisions are also important. | ||
| + | |Foundational values= | ||
| + | |Prohibited practices= | ||
| + | |Permitted and regulated practices= | ||
| + | |Regulatory activities=In 2006, the Constitutional Court permitted a woman to use the sperm of her deceased husband using IVF. | ||
| + | |Accountability and governance= | ||
| + | |History= | ||
| + | |External links= | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
