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CurrentOffence—use of embryo that is not excess ART embryo
Part 3Regulation of the use of excess ART embryos, other embryos and human eggs
Division 3.2Offences
26 Offence—use of embryo that is not excess ART embryo
A person commits an offence if—
(a)
the person intentionally uses, outside the body of a woman, a human embryo—
(i)
that was created by fertilisation of a human egg by a human sperm; and
(ii)
that is not an excess ART embryo; and
(b)
the use is not for a purpose relating to the assisted reproductive technology treatment of a woman carried out by an accredited ART centre, and the person knows or is reckless about that fact.
Maximum penalty: imprisonment for 5 years.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory statementSecond reading speech
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