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ArticleJournal of assisted reproduction and genetics2005

Human embryo cloning prohibited in Hong Kong.

Athena Liu

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Article in Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Athena LiuDepartment of Law, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P.R. China. athena@uk

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since the birth of Dolly (the cloned sheep) in 1997, debates have arisen on the ethical and legal questions of cloning-for-biomedical-research (more commonly termed "therapeutic cloning") and of reproductive cloning using human gametes. Hong Kong enacted the Human Reproductive Technology Ordinance (Cap 561) in 2000. Section 15(1)(e) of this Ordinance prohibits the "replacing of the nucleus of a cell of an embryo with a nucleus taken from any other cell," i.e., nucleus substitution. Section 15(1)(f) prohibits the cloning of any embryo. The scope of the latter, therefore, is arguably the widest, prohibiting all cloning techniques such as cell nucleus replacement, embryo splitting, parthenogenesis, and cloning using stem cell lines. Although the Human Reproductive Technology Ordinance is not yet fully operative, this article examines how these prohibitions may adversely impact on basic research and the vision of the Hong Kong scientific community. It concludes that in light of recent scientific developments, it is time to review if the law offers a coherent set of policies in this area.

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Embryo, MammalianCloning, OrganismEmbryo ResearchFertilizationHong KongHumansParthenogenesisReproductive Techniques, Assisted

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PMID16331533
PMCPMC3455156

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