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Popular vote 2016

The popular vote on the revision of the Reproductive Medicine Act was held on 5 June 2016. The people and the cantons clearly adopted the amendments to the act.

Information provided by the Federal Council on the results of the vote

This information is available in German, French and Italian only. Please refer to the respective sites via the buttons at the top in the right hand corner.

Dokumente

Factsheet: Amendments to the Reproductive Medicine Act (RMA) in summary (PDF, 114 kB, 08.04.2016)What amendments are contained in the revised Reproductive Medicine Act that we will be voting on on 5 June 2016? (in German)

Factsheet: Assisted reproductive techniques (PDF, 23 kB, 08.04.2016)What do in vitro fertilisation (IVF), pre-implantation genetic diagnosis and aneuploidy screening mean? (in German)

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Information provided by the Federal Council on the results of the vote

vom 5. Juni 2016

Popular vote 2015

Legislative projects

seit 2004

Gesetze

Reproductive medicine legislation

The Federal Act of 18 December 1998 on Medically Assisted Reproduction lays down the conditions under which the methods of medically assisted reproduction may be used.

Further information

Legislative projects

The Federal Office of Public Health is responsible for the legal work related to reproductive medicine.

Consultation of the Revision of the Reproductive Medicine Ordinance

Parliamentary Motions

Since the Reproductive Medicine Act went into force in 2001, more than 30 parliamentary motions have been submitted on the topic.

Popular vote 2015

The popular vote on the revision of the amendment to the constitutional provision on reproductive medicine and gene technology involving human beings (Article 119 BV) was held on the 14th of June 2015. The people and the cantons clearly adopted the amendments.

Reproductive medicine

In order to fulfil the desire to have a baby, assisted reproductive techniques may be used. The medical possibilities raise complex ethical and legal questions.

Last modification 25.10.2019

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Federal Office of Public Health FOPH
Division of Biomedicine
Biosafety, Human Genetics and Reproductive Medicine Section
Schwarzenburgstrasse 157
3003 Bern
Switzerland
Tel. +41 58 463 51 54
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