First Hearing Held on Changing Taiwan's Artificial Reproduction Laws
Civic groups and scholars have offered their opinions on what changes could be made to Taiwan's Assisted Reproduction Act.
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00:00 The government has held its first hearing on possible amendments to Taiwan's Assisted Reproduction Act.
00:05 Scholars and civic groups offered their opinion on changes to the laws.
00:10 Surrogacy is currently not legal in Taiwan while single people and lesbian couples do not have the same access to sperm and egg
00:18 donations as heterosexual couples. There will be a second hearing in March.
00:23 The Health Ministry is expected to incorporate the hearings findings into amendments to these regulations.
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