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Table 1.1 (continued)

Jurisdiction

Permit creation

of human

embryos for

research,

including

SCNT

Prohibit

creation of

human

embryos,

including

SCNT

Permit

derivation

of hESC

lines from

excess IVF

embryos

Prohibit

derivation

of hESCs

Prohibit

derivation of

hESCs, but

permit

importation of

hESC lines

Italy (Regulation

of Medically

Assisted Human

Reproduction Law

2004 )

√ √ √

Japan (Guidelines

for the derivation

and utilization of

human embryonic

stem cells 2001 )

√ √

Latvia (European

Commission

2005 )

√

Lithuania (Law

on Ethics of

Biomedical

Research 2000 )

√ √

Mexico (General

Health Act 1984 )

√ √

Netherlands

(Embryos Law

2002 )

√ √

New Zealand

(Guidelines for

using cells from

established human

embryonic stem

cell lines for

research 2006 )

√ √

Norway

(Application of

Biotechnology in

Human Medicine

Act 2003 )

√ √

Poland (Law of 7

January 1993 )

√

Portugal

(Procriação

medicamente

assistida de 26 de

Joelho 2006 )

√ b

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