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Article X. (Bioethics)
(This article is not in the Constitution of Japan)
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HATOYAMA Yukio (Full Draft) (2005)
Article 28. (Bioethics)
In the field of medical life science and technology, selecting people for acts related to eugenics, using the human body or body parts for profit, and human cloning are prohibited.
Sōken Kaigi (2006)
Article 20. (Protection of Bioethics)
The State shall endeavor to protect bioethics for the purposes of maintaining the dignity of life and the safety of physical bodies alongside social order.
Yomiuri Shimbun (2004)
Article 29. (Artificial Control of Life and Related Matters)
The law may restrict or prohibit artificial means of controlling or creating human life when there is significant impact on the security of lives and bodies, as well as the maintenance of social order.