19. Is there an important current debate in your country on these or related issues? NA
20. Delegations are invited to provide information, in this section, on particular cases encountered in their country, and especially their case-law.
ART 1-4 Access to assisted reproductive technology is allowed only when the causes of sterility cannot be defeated by other means. The techniques are applied according to principle of graduality and with the written and informed consent of the couple.
ART 5 Only heterosexual couples over the age of eighteen that are of potentially fertile age have access to ART.
Art 8-9 The child born after ART has the status of legitimate and acknowledged child and it can not be disavowed.
ART 10-11 ART can be performed only in authorized and accredited Centres by Istituto Superiore di Sanità.
ART 13-14 Any experimentation on embryo is prohibited. Observational clinical research on embryos is permitted only in the interest of the embryo.
More embryos than the number necessary for a single contemporary implantation are not allowed to be produced (The number required is no more than three).
Crioconservation is allowed only if required by a particular (transitory) woman’s health condition.
ART 16. Conscientious objection is also recognized
Bulgaria -
Right to know about his or her biological origin for children born after MAP
16. Is donation of sperm/oocytes/embryos anonymous? NA
17. Is it possible to obtain information about the biological origin of a child born after gametes of embryo donation? NA
18. Is it possible to contest maternity and paternity of children born utilising MAP and under which conditions? NA
Bulgaria -
Current debate and specific situations
19. Is there an important current debate in your country on these or related issues? NA
20. Delegations are invited to provide information, in this section, on particular cases encountered in their country, and especially their case-law. NA
Austria -
Current debate and specific situations
19. Is there an important current debate in your country on these or related issues? No
20. Delegations are invited to provide information, in this section, on particular cases encountered in their country, and especially their case-law. NA