18. Is there: N/A
a. any public discussion about the topic
b. planning of new regulation at national level
b. planning of new regulation at national level
19. Please specify any additional relevant aspects which were not mentioned.
In Bosnia and Herzegovina there is no specific legislation on MAR as yet. Currently, it is regulated by the Health Protection Act (in both B&H entities: Federation BiH and Republika Srpska), as well as by some specific provisions (mainly regulating rights of the couple to reimbursement of IVF costs for two attempts)
MAR as a medical procedure is well established both in public and private sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina
A draft Law on Medically Assisted Reproduction in the Federation B&H, after a long time preparation and public debate, has been rejected by the Parliament of Federation B&H in June 2014.
Article 50. of this Law :
(1) prohibits advertising (looking for or offering) of surrogacy services
(2) prohibits arranging and performing surrogacy
(3) contracts or any other legal arrangements on surrogacy and delivery of child born after MAR, with or without remuneration, are unlawful.