Cap. 524 Art. 17Application of articles 121D and 248E(3) of the Criminal Code. Cap. 9

The provisions of articles 121D and 248E(4) of the

Criminal Code shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to persons found guilty of an offence under this Act.

consent to the donation of embryos, if necessary, to and in the presence of the medical practitioner in charge of the procedure: Provided that where the prospective parents are married or in a stable relationship, their consent shall be expressed jointly in writing in the prescribed form: Provided further that when the prospective parent or prospective parents give their consent to cryo-preservation of any supernumerary embryos and for the donation of embryos if necessary, the medical practitioner in charge of the procedure shall implant up to a maximum of two embryos:

Provided further that when the prospective parent or prospective parents do not give their consent to the cryo-preservation of any supernumerary embryos and to the donation of fertilised eggs if necessary, the medical practitioner in charge of the procedure shall only fertilize up to a maximum of two eggs:

Provided further that consent to cryo-preservation may only be withdrawn in writing by the prospective parent or prospective parents before fertilisation.

(2) For the purposes of informed consent and before applying any procedure leading to medically assisted procreation, the medical practitioner in charge of the procedure shall inform in detail and in writing the prospective parent or prospective parents on:

(a) the methods and treatment of any procedure to be employed;

(b) the complications that may arise for the woman and potential offspring;

(c) the probable chances of success of the said procedure;

(d) all the risks involved to both prospective parents and the offspring;

(e) the possible psychological effects as a result of the application of the said procedure to both prospective parents and offspring;

(f) the bioethical issues, including the cryo-preservation process involved as referred to in article 4 and article 7;

(g) where applicable, on the cost of the entire procedure;

(h) the circumstances in which the Authority may give for adoption embryos to a third party in terms of this Act.

(3) The medical practitioner in charge of the procedure shall ensure that the prospective parents respectively receive independent clinical counselling before, throughout and after the procedure.

(4) Every medical practitioner responsible for a procedure of the prospective parents all the information and after ensuring that the prospective parent or prospective parents received the required counselling.