Legislation on biotechnology in the Nordic countries

The current report is an update of the reports on Legislation onbiotechnology in the Nordic countries published in 2014 and 2015. Given the clear need for such overviews, the Nordic Committee on Bioethics decided to update the tables to reflect recent legal amendments. The aim of this report is to give the reader information on the current status in the different countries and a chance to compare the legal situation.Sixteen important areas of biotechnology have been chosen for this overview:Assisted reproductionPreimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)Preimplantation genetic screening (PGS)Abortion• Prenatal Diagnosis and/or screeningOrgan and tissue transplantationEmbryo researchCloningClinical research on humansHuman biobanksEthical committeesGenetic testingAdvanced therapy medicinal productsGenetically modified organismsAnimal experimentationLegal status of Council of Europe Biomedicine Conventionand its additional protocols