Singapore legislation
Regulation 30
of Healthcare Services (Assisted Reproduction Service) Regulations 2023
Regulation 30
Withdrawal of consent
Subregulation 1
A licensee must not use any reproductive cell or embryo for a purpose if —
at any time before the reproductive cell or embryo is used, a person withdraws consent in relation to the storage or use of any reproductive cell or embryo collected by, transferred to or stored by a licensee for that purpose; and
the person informs the licensee of the withdrawal.
Subregulation 2
Paragraph (1) does not apply where —
the reproductive cell or embryo, in accordance with the consent of the donor or donors of the reproductive cell or embryo, has been stored anonymously; or
the reproductive cell or embryo is no longer under the custody of the licensee.
Subregulation 3
In this regulation, “use”, in relation to any reproductive cell or embryo, means —
to transfer the reproductive cell or embryo into the body of a woman; or
to donate for research.