Legislation

International Dissection Laws
and Policies

Dissection banned from schools:

• Argentina
• Slovak Republic
• Rajasthan, India
• Gujarat, India°  

Dissection not permitted before University level:

• Holland
• Switzerland
• Poland
• Israel    

Supports dissection choice:

• Italy
• India
• England*  

National School Board recommendation to ban dissection:

• Sweden

° Frog dissections banned.
* A-Level examination boards no longer require dissection and pupils who object may use alternatives.

Sources include The Use of Animals in Higher Education by Jonathan Balcombe.

Fact Sheets:  MA Dissection Choice Legislation | H. 1252 Position Paper | List of Co-Sponsors of H. 1252 | US Dissection Laws | International Laws | Letter to the Editor

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