The Act on the treatment of infertility using the in vitro method was adopted by the Sejm in June 2015. What does it guarantee? IVF will be available to both married couples and people living together without being married. It will also be possible to use reproductive cells or embryos from anonymous donors. Check what the Act on infertility treatment with the in vitro method provides.
The Act on the treatment of infertilityusing thein vitro methodwas adopted by the Sejm in June 2015. It introduces significant changes, therefore couples planning infertility treatment with this method should know what it guarantees.
Act on the treatment of infertility using the in vitro method
The in vitro infertility treatment will be available to both married and informal people, on the basis of their joint statement.
Couples trying to have a child using in-vitro method will be able to use reproductive cells or embryos from anonymous donors.
The number of fertilized eggs (one woman) is limited to six. An exception to this rule applies when a woman is 35 years old or older, or when infertility is accompanied by another illness.
It is forbidden to destroy embryos capable of proper development. A person who does so may be imprisoned from 6 months to even 5 years.
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis is forbidden to select phenotypic traits, including the child's sex, unless such a choice will avoid a serious, incurable disease.