| Legal status |
PERMISSIVE WITH RESTRICTIONS |
| Key organization |
Ministry of Human Resources |
| Policy |
hESC research using IVF embryos of up to 14 days is allowed. Embryos cannot be created for research purposes. Reproductive cloning is prohibited. Therapeutic cloning is prohibited but sex selection of the human embryo is allowed to avoid an inheritable disease. |
| Legislation |
Act CLIV of 1997 on Health |
| Legislation Link |
1997. évi CLIV. törvény az egészségügyről (1997th CLIV. Law on Health Care) |
| Embryonic stem cell research policy |
Research with embryos is allowed only with the IVF supernumerary embryos and with the donors informed consent. |
| Research with embryo |
Research with embryos is allowed only with the IVF supernumerary embryos and with the donors informed consent. |
| Embryo donation and cryopreservation |
Reproductive cells may be donated for use in reproduction procedures or for medical research. |
| Somatic cell nuclear transfer |
SCNT is forbidden |
| Privacy and data protection |
http://net.jogtar.hu/jr/gen/hjegy_doc.cgi?docid=A0800021.TV&celpara=#xcelparam |
