Legal aspects in Mauritius of medical procedures performed abroad

Abstract

There are several medical procedures that may be undergone by Mauritian citizens abroad where no harm is suffered by a patient, and yet, important legal questions may stem from them. The main examples of it are surrogacy medical procedures and medically assisted reproduction procedures performed abroad on a Mauritian citizen. The legal aspects of those types of medical procedures performed abroad, which could one day become legal issues before the Mauritian Supreme Court are analyzed in this paper

Keywords

• mauritius
• medical
• procedure
• law
• surrogacy
• assisted
• procreation