Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024
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SCHEDULE 2 Prohibited ESC Research | ||
1. ESC research involving the creation of an embryo specifically for use in research and whether or not the embryo is created by the fertilisation of a human egg by a human sperm or by other means. | ||
2. (a) ESC research involving— | ||
(i) the creation of a human embryo clone, | ||
(ii) placing a human embryo clone into the body of a person, | ||
(iii) placing a human embryo clone into the body of an animal, or | ||
(iv) using a human embryo clone for the purposes of research. | ||
(b) In this paragraph, “human embryo clone” means a human embryo that is a genetic copy of another living or deceased human, but does not include a human embryo created by fertilisation of a human egg by a human sperm. | ||
3. (a) ESC research undertaking mitochondrial donation or mitochondrial replacement with human gametes or embryos. | ||
(b) In this paragraph— | ||
“enucleated egg or embryo” means an egg or embryo from which the nuclear DNA has been removed; | ||
“mitochondrial donation” and “mitochondria replacement” mean the removal of any nuclear DNA from an egg or embryo that has abnormal mitochondria and the insertion of this nuclear DNA into another enucleated egg or embryo that has healthy mitochondria. | ||
4. (a) ESC research involving— | ||
(i) the creation of a human-animal hybrid embryo, | ||
(ii) the use of a human-animal hybrid for any purpose, | ||
(iii) placing a human-animal hybrid into the body of a person or animal, | ||
(iv) placing a human gamete or embryo into the body of an animal, or | ||
(v) placing an animal gamete or embryo into the body of a person. | ||
(b) In this paragraph, “human-animal hybrid embryo” means an embryo created or altered by— | ||
(i) the fertilisation of a human gamete with an animal gamete, | ||
(ii) the fertilisation of an animal gamete with a human gamete, | ||
(iii) the insertion of an animal cell into a human embryo, | ||
(iv) the insertion of a nucleus from a human cell into an animal egg, | ||
(v) the insertion of a nucleus from an animal cell into a human egg, or | ||
(vi) any other combination of human and animal material. | ||
5. Any other type of ESC research specified, for the purposes of this paragraph, in regulations made under section 10 (3). |