Title I, Article 3 · Charter

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1.Everyone has the right to respect for his or her physical and mental integrity.

2.In the fields of medicine and biology, the following must be respected in particular:

(a)the free and informed consent of the person concerned, according to the procedures laid down by law;

(b)the prohibition of eugenic practices, in particular those aiming at the selection of persons;

(c)the prohibition on making the human body and its parts as such a source of financial gain;

(d)the prohibition of the reproductive cloning of human beings.