Singapore legislation
Regulation 12
of Human Biomedical Research (Restricted Research) Regulations 2017
Regulation 12
Special requirements in consent-taking for oocyte and embryo donors
Subregulation 1
The appropriate consent of the donor of any oocyte or embryo for the purpose of restricted research —
must be obtained from the donor in person and only if the donor has capacity to give consent; and
must not be obtained from another person who is authorised under Part 3 of the Act to give consent on the subject’s behalf.
Subregulation 2
Every research institution and every researcher must ensure that consent from the donor of any oocyte or embryo for the purpose of restricted research must be separately and independently obtained from any consent for assisted reproduction treatment or any other therapeutic purpose.
Subregulation 3
So long as the consent from the donor of any oocyte or embryo for the purpose of restricted research is separately and independently obtained from any consent for assisted reproduction treatment or any other therapeutic purpose, the consent from the donor need not be taken on different days.
Subregulation 4
The potential donor of any oocyte must confirm in writing at the time that her consent is taken that she has been informed of the full implications of the donation and that she does not require her oocyte for future reproductive use.
Subregulation 5
The potential donor of any embryo and her husband at the time of the assisted reproduction treatment must both confirm in writing at the time that the consent is taken that —
they have each been informed of the full implications of the donation; and
they do not require the embryo for future reproductive use.
Subregulation 6
The research institution and the researcher must ensure that —
only surplus embryos created in assisted reproduction treatment may be used for research; and
the consent of both the potential donor of the surplus embryo and her husband at the time of that assisted reproduction treatment have been obtained in accordance with paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (5).