Parliamentary business regarding reproductive medicine

Since the Reproductive Medicine Act came into force in 2001, a large number of parliamentary motions and initiatives have been submitted.

All parliamentary items of business relating to reproductive medicine listed by topic can be found on the German, French or Italian site. Explanations of the various parliamentary instruments (question, interpellation, postulate, petition, motion, parliamentary initiative) can be found in the Lexicon of parliamentary terms.

Motion 21.4341 “Fulfilling the desire to have a child, legalise egg donation for married couples” of the National Council’s Science, Education and Culture Committee (SECC-N) has been submitted to the Federal Council, and a corresponding legal reform is being prepared. Further details can be found on the Legislative projects regarding reproductive medicine page.

Previously, motion 04.3439 "Enablement of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis” had triggered a complex legal revision that was concluded with the popular vote on 5 June 2016. Further details can be found on the Revision concluded: Regulation regarding admission of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis page.

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