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IN-VITRO FERTILISATION EMBRYOS DONATED OR DISCARDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUPLE'S WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS

22 September 2025

NOTICE PAPER NO. 31

NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 22 SEPTEMBER 2025


Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Ms Hany Soh

MP for Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC


Question No. 127

To ask the Minister for Health in each of the past five years, what is the number of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) embryos discarded due to (i) divorce between couples and (ii) death of a spouse.


Answer

MOH does not track the number of IVF embryos discarded due to divorce between couples or death of spouse.

2        If the Assisted Reproduction (AR) centres are informed of such circumstances, the embryo(s) will be donated or discarded in accordance with the couple’s written instructions obtained before embryo(s) storage.

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