title: In Vitro Fertilization (Restriction) Act, 1987 (No. 27 of 1987), 23 April 1987.
abstract: This Act provides that a person may not carry out an in-vitro fertilization procedure except as part of one of three in-vitro fertilization programs operated by certain named institutions.  The Act defines in-vitro fertilization procedure to mean any of the following: "a) the removal of a human ovum for the purpose of fertilization within or outside the body; b) storage of any such ovum prior to fertilization; c) the fertilization by artificial means of any such ovum within or outside the body; d) the culture or storage of a fertilized ovum outside the body; e) the transference of a fertilized or unfertilized ovum into the body." This summary takes account of an amendment introduced by the In Vitro Fertilization (Restriction) Act Amendment Act, 1987 (No. 83 of 1987), 27 November 1987.
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D019049:Developed Countries; D005306:Fertilization; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D010139:Pacific Islands; D012098:Reproduction; D012099:Reproductive Techniques; D012106:Research
keywords: Australia; Clinical Research; Developed Countries; Fertilization--legal aspects; In Vitro; Laws And Statutes; Oceania; Reproduction; Reproductive Technologies--legal aspects; Research Methodology