Title of the law: No specific law, but different articles in the Code make a reference to it:

Law of population health protection

Date of adoption: 26 June 1997; entry into force: 24 September 1997.

Chapter 5.

Article 29 Artificial insemination and embryo implantation.

Article 40. The usage of semen and human organs for transplantation.

The Criminal Code of Azerbaijan Republic

Date of adoption: 30 December 1999; entry into force: 01 September 2000

Chapter 8.

Article 136. Illegal Artificial insemination.

3. Are MAP procedures covered by the social security system? 

No

4. Are there specific criteria for such coverage?

No

5. Is the financial coverage limited to a number of MAP procedures? 

Yes

19. Is there an important current debate in your country on these or related issues? NA

20. Particular cases encountered in your country, and especially your case-law, in relation to the questions appearing in Sections I and II above

The law on reproductive health is being elaborated. Many aspects of MAP were included during discussions on the draft law.

2. Are there specific criteria for access to MAP? 

- Medical reasons:

a. Infertility

i. for a heterosexual couple? Yes

ii. for women not living in a heterosexual couple? Yes

b. Risk of transmission of a disease (please specify the risk and/or disease)

i. for a heterosexual couple? Yes

ii. for women not living in a heterosexual couple? Yes

1. Is access to medically assisted procreation (MAP)

a. restricted to heterosexual couples? Yes

b. possible for women nnot living in a heterosexual couple? Yes

16. Is donation of the sperm/oocytes/embryos anonymous?  Yes for sperm

17. Is it possible to obtain information about the biological origin of a child bornn after gametes or embryo donnation? 

i. For the child him or herself NA

ii. For the parents NA

iii. For a court NA

18. Is it possible to contest maternity and paternity of children born utilising MAP and under which connditions (family law provisions)? 

No

6. Are donation of the sperm/oocyte/embryos permitted in your country? Yes for sperm/oocyte/embryos

7. Are there specific compensation arrangements for such donations? Yes

8. Are there specific criteria for donation of sperm, oocytes, embryos? Yes, for sperm

9. Are there specific non-medical criteria for selection of gametes/embryo to be used for MAP? No

10. Are there special measures for the prevention of consanguinity? No

Consanguinity (between cousins) is very widespread in Azerbaijan and these marriages are not forbidden. 

11. In a homosexual couple, is a legal relationship possble between a child and the partner of the legal partner? No