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Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022
- Sponsor
- Minister for Health
- Introduced
- 10 Mar 2022
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Creates new regulatory authority (AHRRA) to license and oversee all assisted human reproduction treatment providers and embryonic stem cell researchers operating in Ireland.
- Sets legal framework for domestic surrogacy: gestational only, non-commercial, requires genetic link to at least one parent, and must be approved by AHRRA in advance.
- Establishes persons born via assisted reproduction have rights to access information about their origins; sets storage limits (10 years) for gametes and embryos unless extended.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil10 Mar 2022
- Second Stage33rd Dáil10 Mar 2022
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil6 Mar 2024
- Report Stage33rd Dáil6 Mar 2024
- Fifth Stage33rd Dáil29 May 2024
- Second Stage26th Seanad29 May 2024
- Committee Stage26th Seanad26 Jun 2024
- Report Stage26th Seanad26 Jun 2024
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad26 Jun 2024
- Enacted2 Jul 2024
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