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{{Country |name=Bahrain |image_flag=Bahrain-flag.jpg |Region=Asia |Population=1046814 |GDP=19,660 |Eggs for assisted reproduction=PROHIBITED |Eggs for research=? |Inheritable genetic modification=? |Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=social uses prohibited |Reproductive cloning=? |Research cloning=? |Sex selection=regulated |Surrogacy=PROHIBITED |European Union= |Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development= |Council of Europe= |1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a |1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a |2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES |2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention= |Treaty of Lisbon=n/a |Introduction= |Key laws and policies=Bahrain does not appear to have national laws or policies specific to assisted reproductive technology practices or surrogacy. However, there are Draft Guidelines for the Establishment and Regulation of Assisted Reproductive Units and Centres. The guidelines are in accord with existing fatwas. A committee from the Ministry of Health is in charge of period inspections and evaluation of data of clinics. |Foundational values= |Prohibited practices=The Guidelines prohibit: *Surrogate motherhood *Embryo donation *Gamete donation |Permitted and regulated practices=The Guidelines permit embryo sex selection for medical purposes. |Regulatory activities= |Accountability and governance= |History= |External links='''References:''' United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, Cairo Office, "Ethics and the Law in Biomedicine and Genetics: An Overview of National Regulations in the Arab States," 2011. }}
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