Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik issued Royal Decree No. 43/2025, issuing the Public Health Law, which seeks to ensure the safety of the health of the members of society physically, mentally, psychologically, and socially.
As per Article 15, it is prohibited to perform any act that would induce an abortion on a pregnant woman, except in the cases specified in the law regulating this.
Article 16: It is prohibited to perform any act that results in the transformation of a male into a female or vice versa, with the completion of male or female organs. This excludes cases of gender reassignment, by the controls outlined in the law regulating this.
Article 17: Human corpses may only be dissected by specialist medical practitioners after death has been established, and in the following cases, when it is for criminal judicial reasons based on a request from the Public Prosecution.
It must be for medical reasons after the family’s approval and notification of the Public Prosecution.
It must be for educational purposes and in designated places, and under the terms and conditions specified by the Ministry.
Article 18: Medicines and pharmaceutical preparations may only be prepared by a licensed pharmacist.
The Ministry must establish a system for registering medicines and medical supplies, regulating their circulation, and granting licenses for their production or import.
Article 19: Women's and children's health shall have priority in the care provided by the Ministry in coordination with the competent authority, and in particular care for pregnant women during pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, and care for fetuses, infants and children, and monitoring their growth and development. To this end, the Ministry shall raise awareness among the family and society on how to care for, protect, and deal with the child during the various stages of his growth and development, encouraging and promoting breastfeeding and developing and implementing preventive vaccination policies and programs.
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