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{{Country
|name=Lithuania
|image_flag=Lithuania-flag.gif
|Region=Europe
|Population=3,369,600
|GDP=38,345
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=PROHIBITED
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=PROHIBITED
|Reproductive cloning=PROHIBITED
|Research cloning=PROHIBITED
|Sex selection=social uses prohibited
|Surrogacy=?
|European Union=Member
|Council of Europe=Member
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=RATIFIED
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=RATIFIED
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=no
|2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention=RATIFIED
|Treaty of Lisbon=RATIFIED
|Key laws and policies=* [http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_e?p_id=148740 Law on Ethics of Biomedical Research] No. VIII-1679 (May 11, 2000)
|Foundational values=The Law on Ethics of Biomedical Research states that "Biomedical research must be conducted according to the principle whereby the interests of the human being prevail over the interests of society and science."
|Prohibited practices=The Law on Ethics of Biomedical Research prohibits

* Human cloning
* "Invasive" research on human embryos

In addition, Lithuania's ratification of the [[Council of Europe|Council of Europe's]] Convention on Biomedicine commits it to prohibitions on:

* PGD for social uses
* Research cloning
* Somatic genetic enhancement
* Inheritable genetic modification
|Regulatory activities=The Law on Ethics of Biomedical Research states that "Biomedical research in Lithuania may be performed only subject to an approval obtained from the [http://www.sam.lt/bioetika/ Lithuanian Bioethics Committee] or the Regional Biomedical Research Ethics Committee."
|External links=* Eugenijus Gefenas and Asta Cekanauskaite, ''[http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/pdf/lt_eng_lr.pdf National Regulations on Ethics and Research in Lithuania],'' European Commission, Brussels (2003)
}}

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 |Key laws and policies=* [http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_e?p_id=148740 Law on Ethics of Biomedical Research] No. VIII-1679 (May 11, 2000)
-* Law on Donation and Transplantation of Human Tissues, Cells and Organs (no. I-1626), 1996, http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=314396.
+* Law on Donation and Transplantation of Human Tissues, Cells and Organs (no. I-1626), 1996, http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=314396
-* Order No 248 of 24 May 1999 of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Lithuania.
+* Order No 248 of 24 May 1999 of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Lithuania
-|Foundational values=The Law on Ethics of Biomedical Research states that "Biomedical research must be conducted according to the principle whereby  the interests of the human being  prevail over the interests of society and science."
+|Foundational values=The Law on Ethics of Biomedical Research states that "biomedical research must be conducted according to the principle whereby  the interests of the human being  prevail over the interests of society and science."
-|Prohibited practices=The Law on Ethics of Biomedical Research prohibits
+|Prohibited practices=The Law on Ethics of Biomedical Research prohibits:
 * Human cloning
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-EGG, SPERM and EMBRYO DONATION
+'''Egg, Sperm, and Embryo Donation'''
 Donation of gametes and embryos is not permitted (and if used, the donor of the gametes would be considered the legal parent).
-COMMERCIAL SURROGACY
+'''Commercial Surrogacy'''
 The Civil Code of Lithuania prohibits commercial arrangements related to the human body and recognizes an individual as a legal entity rather an object of arrangements.
-|Permitted and regulated practices=ASSISTED REPRODUCTION
+|Permitted and regulated practices='''Assisted Reproduction'''
-* available only for married couples and they must use their own gametes;
+* Available only for married couples who must use their own gametes
-* both must consent, both must have 'full civil active capacity';
+* Both must consent and both must have "full civil active capacity"
-* a woman must be an adult under the age of 45 years;
+* A woman must be an adult under the age of 45 years
-* both spouses must undergo a medical examination proving that pregnancy and childbirth will not pose any threat to the life and health of the woman and an unborn child;
+* Both spouses must undergo a medical examination proving that pregnancy and childbirth will not pose any threat to the life and health of the woman and an unborn child.
-Procedures available: IUI, GIFT, IVF, ICSI, ZIFT.
+Procedures available: IUI, GIFT, IVF, ICSI, ZIFT
-Private surrogacy arrangements (non-commercial) may occur, but would be very limited. A Court would have to hear reasons, and the issue would be closed. There are no available judgments on the issue.
+Private surrogacy arrangements (non-commercial) may occur, but would be very limited. A court would have to hear reasons, and the issue would be closed. There are no available judgments on the issue.
-|Regulatory activities=The Law on Ethics of Biomedical Research states that "Biomedical research in Lithuania may be performed only subject to an approval obtained from the [http://www.sam.lt/bioetika/ Lithuanian Bioethics Committee] or the Regional Biomedical Research Ethics Committee."
+|Regulatory activities=The Law on Ethics of Biomedical Research states that "biomedical research in Lithuania may be performed only subject to an approval obtained from the [http://www.sam.lt/bioetika/ Lithuanian Bioethics Committee] or the Regional Biomedical Research Ethics Committee."
 |Accountability and governance=
-|History=In Lithuania, there have been draft laws on assisted reproduction, (in 2002 and  subsequently in 2003, 2004 and 2010). However, no agreement has been reached on the legal further regulation of ART or surrogacy.
+|History=In Lithuania, there have been draft laws on assisted reproduction, (in 2002 and  subsequently in 2003, 2004, and 2010). However, no agreement has been reached on the legal further regulation of ART or surrogacy.
-|External links=* Eugenijus Gefenas and Asta Cekanauskaite, ''[http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/pdf/lt_eng_lr.pdf National Regulations on Ethics and Research in Lithuania],'' European Commission, Brussels (2003)
+|External links=* Eugenijus Gefenas and Asta Cekanauskaite, ''[http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/pdf/lt_eng_lr.pdf National Regulations on Ethics and Research in Lithuania],'' European Commission, Brussels (2003).
 * http://www.hcch.net/upload/wop/gap2014pd3_lt.pdf
-* Francesco Paolo Busardò, et al. 'The Evolution of Legislation in the Field of Medically Assisted Reproduction and Embryo Stem Cell Research in European Union Members' BioMed Research International, Volume 2014 (2014) http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/307160; http://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2014/307160/ accessed 22 February 2015.
+* Francesco Paolo Busardò, et al. "The Evolution of Legislation in the Field of Medically Assisted Reproduction and Embryo Stem Cell Research in European Union Members." BioMed Research International, Volume 2014 (2014), http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/307160; http://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2014/307160/, (accessed 22 February 2015).
 }}

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 |Population=3369600
 |GDP=38,345
-|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
+|Eggs for assisted reproduction=PROHIBITED
 |Eggs for research=?
 |Inheritable genetic modification=PROHIBITED
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 |Research cloning=PROHIBITED
 |Sex selection=?
-|Surrogacy=no policy
+|Surrogacy=commercial prohibited
 |European Union=Member
 |Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development=
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 The Civil Code of Lithuania prohibits commercial arrangements related to the human body and recognizes an individual as a legal entity rather an object of arrangements.
 |Permitted and regulated practices=ASSISTED REPRODUCTION

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 |Permitted and regulated practices=ASSISTED REPRODUCTION
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 * http://www.hcch.net/upload/wop/gap2014pd3_lt.pdf
 * Francesco Paolo Busardò, et al. 'The Evolution of Legislation in the Field of Medically Assisted Reproduction and Embryo Stem Cell Research in European Union Members' BioMed Research International, Volume 2014 (2014) http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/307160; http://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2014/307160/ accessed 22 February 2015.
 }}

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 * Order No 248 of 24 May 1999 of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Lithuania.
 |Foundational values=The Law on Ethics of Biomedical Research states that "Biomedical research must be conducted according to the principle whereby  the interests of the human being  prevail over the interests of society and science."
 |Prohibited practices=The Law on Ethics of Biomedical Research prohibits
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 * Somatic genetic enhancement
 * Inheritable genetic modification
 EGG, SPERM and EMBRYO DONATION
 Donation of gametes and embryos is not permitted (and if used, the donor of the gametes would be considered the legal parent).
 COMMERCIAL SURROGACY
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 In Lithuania, the first draft Law on assisted reproduction was registered in 2002 and  subsequently in 2003, 2004 and 2010. During this period, the draft laws regulating assisted reproduction submitted by different authors were discussed in the committees of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and in the public; however, no agreement has been reached on the legal regulation of ART yet. The draft Law on assisted reproduction registered and considered in the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania in 2010 proposed inter alia to provide that civil arrangements where one woman undertakes to conceive, to carry and to give a baby to another person or persons after the birth, thus waiving her maternity rights to a born baby (surrogacy), are null and void.
 |Permitted and regulated practices=ASSISTED REPRODUCTION
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 Private surrogacy arrangements (non-commercial) may occur, but would be very limited. A Court would have to hear reasons, and the issue would be closed. There are no available judgments on the issue.
 |Regulatory activities=The Law on Ethics of Biomedical Research states that "Biomedical research in Lithuania may be performed only subject to an approval obtained from the [http://www.sam.lt/bioetika/ Lithuanian Bioethics Committee] or the Regional Biomedical Research Ethics Committee."
 |Accountability and governance=
 |History=In Lithuania, there have been draft laws on assisted reproduction, (in 2002 and  subsequently in 2003, 2004 and 2010). However, no agreement has been reached on the legal further regulation of ART or surrogacy.
 |External links=* Eugenijus Gefenas and Asta Cekanauskaite, ''[http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/pdf/lt_eng_lr.pdf National Regulations on Ethics and Research in Lithuania],'' European Commission, Brussels (2003)
 }}

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 |image_flag=Lithuania-flag.gif
 |Region=Europe
-|Population=3,369,600
+|Population=3369600
 |GDP=38,345
 |Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
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 |Reproductive cloning=PROHIBITED
 |Research cloning=PROHIBITED
-|Sex selection=social uses prohibited
+|Sex selection=?
-|Surrogacy=?
+|Surrogacy=no policy
 |European Union=Member
 |Council of Europe=Member