Legal Regulation of PGD in Switzerland

Reproductive Medicine Act: Federal Act on Medically Assisted Reproduction (RMA) of 18 December 1998 (Status as of 1 September 2017). Online version

Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation of 18 April 1999 (Status as of 1 January 2020): Art. 119 Reproductive medicine and gene technology involving human beings. Online version

On June 5, 2016, the Swiss electorate voted on the amendment to the Reproductive Medicine Act (RMA), proposed on 12 December 2014. The legislation amendment was finally approved by this referendum. With the amendment to the law, the ban on PGD was lifted and the specific implementation of PGD was regulated.

For more information on the referendum see:

The Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) on the popular vote 2016. Online Version

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