Ministry of Health of the Republic of Singapore
Ministry of Health of the Republic of Singapore
09/22/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/23/2025 02:06
IN-VITRO FERTILISATION EMBRYOS DONATED OR DISCARDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUPLE'S WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS
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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