The UAE has updated its Federal Medical Liability Law, according to which sex change and cloning are now prohibited in the country.
Penalties for violations incurred by doctors include imprisonment starting from four years up to 10 years and/or a fine starting from Dh10,000 and going up to Dh500,000.
The country has also updated Euthanasia, the right to die, has also been changed or updated in the law. The end of life has been defined in the updated law. Patients’ life may not be ended for whatsoever reason even upon the request of their guardians or custodians.
Sex correction operations would be allowed in certain cases. The law also allows ‘natural death without resuscitation’ meaning a person might be allowed to undergo euthanasia if he or she suffers from an incurable disease.
