Law and biomedicine: Kazakhstan’s experience
- Authors: Romanovskii G.B.1,2,3,4, Romanovskaya E.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Penza State University
- All-Russian State University of Justice, branch office in Saransk
- Ogarev National Research Mordovian State University
- Issue: Vol 9, No 4 (2025)
- Pages: 521-531
- Section: Issues of Private and Public Law
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2587-9340/article/view/351742
- ID: 351742
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A comparative legal study of the regulation of modern biomedicine in the Republic of Kazakhstan is presented. It is indicated that healthcare legislation has been codified in this country, which significantly facilitates the work of law enforcement lawyers, as well as representatives of a medical professional corporation. Aspects of regulation of biomedical activities such as assisted reproductive technologies, transplantology, the turnover of advanced therapy drugs, and the organization of biobanks are highlighted. The experience of genomic medicine regulation is considered. The analysis of the main provisions of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On the Health of the people and the healthcare system” dated July 7, 2020 No. 360-VI SAM, as well as individual by-laws in accordance with the subject of the study. The provisions that could be taken into account when improving Russian legislation are outlined, including the regulation of preimplantation genetic testing, the organization of biobanks, the turnover of medicines for advanced therapy, and some elements of the organization of human organ (tissue) donation (such as the creation of a Transplant Coordination Center, etc.). It is concluded that the Code provides for the rights of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the family in the field of reproductive health, which overlaps with the concept of reproductive human rights, which has been criticized by many legal scholars both in Russia and abroad. The features of providing medical care within the framework of the generally accepted exception “Hospital exception” are highlighted.
About the authors
Georgii B. Romanovskii
Penza State University; All-Russian State University of Justice, branch office in Saransk; Ogarev National Research Mordovian State University;
Author for correspondence.
Email: vlad1993gb@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0546-2557
SPIN-code: 2791-8376
Scopus Author ID: 57191983029
ResearcherId: S-7012-2016
Dr. Sci. (Law), Professor, Chief Researcher at the Research Institute of Fundamental and Applied Research; Professor of Criminal Law and Procedure Department; Chief Researcher at the Law Institute
Russian Federation, 40 Krasnaya St., Penza, 440026, Russian Federation; 6 Fedoseenko St., Saransk, 430003, Russian Federation; 68 Bolshevistskaya St., Saransk, 430005, Russian FederationEkaterina A. Romanovskaya
Penza State University
Email: up406@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0007-3040-083X
SPIN-code: 9687-7992
Research Engineer at the Research Institute of Fundamental and Applied Research
Russian Federation, 40 Krasnaya St., Penza, 440026, Russian FederationReferences
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