20-Jun-05 Legislation loop-holes

In a review of the legislation in France regarding cloning and embryo research something slipped through the cracks.

The new legislation still bans human cloning but now allows genetic testing of embryos and research to take place on stem cells derived from donated human embryos for a limited period of time (five years). However what has been removed from the original bill is that it would have been possible for a widow to have IVF embryos transferred to her as long as they were conceived while her husband was still alive. Additionally medically assisted reproduction will only be available to married couples or couple who are not married if they can prove two years of “married life”

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