Legal status |
VERY PERMISSIVE |
Key organization |
Swedish Research Council |
Policy |
hESC research is allowed if IVF embryos of up to 14 days post-fertilisation are used or after SCNT. Therapeutic cloning is allowed if hereditary genetic traits remain unchanged. Reproductive cloning is banned. |
Regulations |
1. Legal Regulation of Stem Cell Research 2002:119: http://www.regeringen.se/sb/d/108/a/2717
2. Regulations and Guidelines for the Use of Tissues and Cells in Healthcare and Clinical Research - SOSFS 2009:32:
http://www.socialstyrelsen.se/sosfs/2009-32 |
Legislation |
Act on Genetic Integrity (2006:351) |
Legislation Link |
http://www.notisum.se/rnp/sls/lag/20060351.htm |
Embryonic stem cell research policy |
hESC reseach is allowed with the approval by a Regional Research Ethics Board. |
Research with embryo |
Research with embryo is allowed. In fact, the creation of embryo for research is also allowed with the approval by a Regional Research Ethics Board. |
Embryo donation and cryopreservation |
Embryo donation and cryopreservation is allowed in Sweden. |
Somatic cell nuclear transfer |
SCNT is allowed for research purposes. |
Privacy and data protection |
Patient Data Act: SFS 2008:355 (Swedish): http://www.notisum.se/rnp/sls/lag/20080355.htm |