Lawmakers have passed two bills on regenerative medicine--a branch of medicine that includes cell and gene therapies.
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00:00Legislature has passed two bills on regenerative medicine, a branch of medicine that includes
00:06cell and gene therapies.
00:08The move follows nine years of lobbying to make these treatments widely available in
00:12Taiwan.
00:14The new laws limit these therapies to medical institutions, meaning private companies may
00:18not offer them.
00:19They also protect donors from having their cells taken forcibly and ban the use of fetal
00:25cells.
00:26New therapies need to go through human trials in Taiwan before official approval, but cell
00:30and gene therapies will be allowed in the case of serious illness with no other options.