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Fertility laws worldwide

NORTH AMERICA CANADA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Embryo freezing and embryo screening is permitted. Egg - Donation Sperm and are allowed. Surrogacy is legally recognized.

MEXICO General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Clinics offer Egg - Egg and sperm donation are permitted. Surrogacy Surrogacy is illegal.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Embryo freezing, sex selection and PGD is available. Egg - Sperm Donation Egg donation and sperm donation is legal. Surrogacy Surrogacy laws vary state-to-state.

SOUTH - CENTRAL AMERICA ARGENTINA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Embryo freezing is legal. Egg - Sperm Donation Egg and sperm donation are permitted. Surrogacy Seems there are no legal statues.

BARBADOS General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Embryo freezing permitted. Egg - Sperm Donation Egg donation permitted. Surrogacy

BELIZE General info - PGD - Embryo freeze PGD is permitted for genetic issues. Egg - Sperm Donation Egg and are permitted. By IVF Clinics Worldwide.com team Page 1 of 14

Surrogacy

BOLIVIA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze PGD is available at some clinics. Egg - Sperm Donation Egg and sperm donation probably are permitted. Surrogacy

BRAZIL General info - PGD - Embryo freeze PGD is available at some clinics. Egg - Sperm Donation Egg and sperm donation probably are permitted. Surrogacy Surrogacy only permissible if are relatives.

CHILE General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Egg - Sperm Donation Surrogacy

COLOMBIA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze PGD and gender selection permitted. Embryo freezing permitted. Egg - Sperm Donation Sperm and egg donation permitted. Surrogacy Seems there are no legal statues.

COSTA RICA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze IVF currently is not permitted. Egg - Sperm Donation Surrogacy

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Embryo freezing permitted. Egg - Sperm Donation Egg donation seems to be permitted. Surrogacy Seems there are no legal statues.

GUATEMALA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Egg - Sperm Donation

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Sperm and egg donation appears to be permitted. Surrogacy Surrogacy appears to be permitted.

PANAMA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze PGD is available in some clinics. Egg - Sperm Donation Appears to be permitted. Surrogacy Surrogacy is available but there are no laws.

PARAGUAY General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Egg - Sperm Donation Surrogacy

PERU General info - PGD - Embryo freeze PGD seems not covered by the law even it is practiced. Egg - Sperm Donation Egg donation is not covered by national law but it is practiced. Surrogacy Seems there are no legal statues.

PUERTO RICO General info - PGD - Embryo freeze No specific regulations regarding. Egg - Sperm Donation Surrogacy

TRINIDAD General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Embryo freezing is permitted. Egg freezing permitted. Egg - Sperm Donation Egg donation and sperm donation permitted. Surrogacy Seems there are no legal statues.

VENEZUELA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Egg - Sperm Donation Surrogacy

EUROPE ALBANIA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze By IVF Clinics Worldwide.com team Page 3 of 14

PGD - Gender selection and Embryo freezing is practiced. Egg - Sperm Donation Egg and Sperm donation Is apparently permissible. Surrogacy Seems there are no legal statues.

AUSTRIA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze: PGD is allowed. Egg - Sperm Donation Sperm donation is permissible. Egg donation is permissible. Surrogacy Surrogacy is prohibited by law.

BELARUS General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Egg - Sperm Donation Egg and sperm donation appears to be permitted. Surrogacy Surrogacy appears to be permitted.

BELGIUM General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Embryo freezing and PGD is permitted. Egg - Sperm Donation Egg and sperm donation is permitted. Surrogacy According the law the legal mother is the woman who gives birth to the children.

BULGARIA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze PGD is permitted. Gender selection is not allowed. Egg - Sperm Donation Sperm and egg donation donation is permitted. Surrogacy No specific laws regarding surrogacy.

CROATIA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Egg - Sperm Donation Sperm and egg donation permitted. Surrogacy No specific laws regarding surrogacy.

CYPRUS General info - PGD - Embryo freeze PGD and gender selection permitted.

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Egg - Sperm Donation Egg and Sperm donations are permitted Surrogacy No specific laws regarding surrogacy.

CZECH REPUBLIC General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Freezing of embryos is permitted. PGD and sex selection are permitted. Egg - Sperm Donation Sperm and eggs and embryo donations are permitted. Surrogacy No specific laws regarding surrogacy.

DENMARK General info – PGD – Embryo freeze Freezing of embryos is permitted. PGD and sex selection are permitted. Egg - Sperm Donation Egg and sperm donations are permitted. Surrogacy Surrogacy is not permitted.

FINLAND General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Embryo freezing is permissible. Egg - Sperm Donation Egg - Sperm donation is permitted. Surrogacy Surrogacy is legally prohibited.

FRANCE General info - PGD - Embryo freeze PGD for sex selection is only allowed for medical reasons. Egg - Sperm Donation Egg and sperm donations are permitted. Surrogacy Surrogacy is not permited.

GEORGIA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Egg - Sperm Donation Egg donation and sperm donation are permitted. Surrogacy Surrogacy is legal.

GERMANY General info - PGD - Embryo freeze PDG is permited only of severe medical risks.

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Egg - Sperm Donation Egg donation is not allowed. Sperm donation is allowed. Surrogacy Surrogacy is illegal.

GREECE General info - PGD - Embryo freeze PGD is allowed. Egg, embryo or sperm freezing is permitted. Egg - Sperm Donation Egg and sperm donation are permitted. Surrogacy Surrogacy is permitted.

HUNGARY General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Egg - Sperm Donation Egg donation permitted. Surrogacy Surrogacy is permitted

ICELAND General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Egg - Sperm Donation Surrogacy

IRELAND General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Egg - Sperm Donation Egg and sperm donation are permitted. Surrogacy Not specific law. The surrogate must be related to the intended and they should proceed to adoption to the newborn child.

ITALY General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Egg - Sperm Donation Egg and sperm donation are permitted. More often egg sharing. Surrogacy The person who gives birth to a baby is legally its mother, and the use of surrogate mothers is illegal.

LATVIA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Embryo freezing is permitted Egg - Sperm Donation Egg and sperm donation is practiced. Surrogacy

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Surrogacy is legally prohibited.

LITHUANIA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Egg - Sperm Donation Surrogacy

MALTA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Eggs and embryo freezing is only allowed. Egg - Sperm Donation

Surrogacy

NETHERLANDS General info - PGD - Embryo freeze PGD for sex selection is only allowed for medical reasons. Egg - Sperm Donation Sperm and egg donation is permitted. Surrogacy Surrogacy is allowed.

NORWAY General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Egg and embryo freezing is prohibited. Egg - Sperm Donation Sperm donation is allowed. Egg donation is not permitted. Surrogacy Surrogacy is prohibited.

POLAND General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Egg - Sperm Donation Sperm donation probably is allowed. Egg donation and egg sharing is practicing in few clinics. Surrogacy Surrogacy probably is prohibited.

PORTUGAL General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Embryo freezinf is allowed. PGD for sex selection is only allowed for medical reasons. Egg - Sperm Donation Egg, sperm and embryo donation are permitted. Surrogacy Surrogacy is not recognized.

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ROMANIA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Sperm and egg freezing is permitted. Embryo freezing is not permitted. Egg - Sperm Donation Sperm and egg donation is permitted. Surrogacy No specific laws regarding surrogacy.

RUSSIA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze

Egg - Sperm Donation Egg donation is legal. Embryo donation is permitted. Surrogacy Surrogacy is legal.

SCANDINAVIA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze

Egg - Sperm Donation

Surrogacy

SLOVAKIA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Sperm and egg donation is pacticed but the law status is unclear. Egg - Sperm Donation

Surrogacy

SPAIN General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Embryo freezing is permitted. PGD is allowed for medical reasons. Egg - Sperm Donation Egg and sperm donation is permitted. Surrogacy Surrogacy is practiced but it’s unclear the law status.

SWEDEN General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Egg sharing is not allowed. PGD is allowed only for medical reasons. Egg - Sperm Donation Egg and sperm donations are permitted. Surrogacy Surrogacy is not allowed.

SWITZERLAND

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General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Embryo freezing is most probably allowed. PGD probably is allowed. Egg - Sperm Donation Sperm donations are permitted. Egg and embryo donation are not allowed. Surrogacy

TURKEY General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Embryo freezing is permitted. Gender selection is not permitted. Egg - Sperm Donation Sperm and egg donation is not permitted. Surrogacy Surrogacy is not allowed.

UKRAINE General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Embryo freezing permitted.PGD is permitted. Egg - Sperm Donation Sperm, egg and embryo donation is permitted. Surrogacy Surrogacy is legal.

UNITED KINGDOM General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Embryo freezing is permitted. PGD is allowed only for medical reasons and gender selection is not permitted. Egg - Sperm Donation Egg and sperm donation are permitted. Surrogacy Surrogacy is legal.

ASIA BANGLADESH General info - PGD - Embryo freeze

Egg - Sperm Donation Sperm donation is not permitted. Egg donation is permitted. Surrogacy

China - General info - PGD - Embryo freeze

Egg - Sperm Donation

Surrogacy

U.A.E. & DUBAI By IVF Clinics Worldwide.com team Page 9 of 14

General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Embryo freezing practiced in some clinics. Egg - Sperm Donation Sperm and embryo donation is prohibited. Surrogacy Surrogacy appears to be illegal.

INDIA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Sex selection is legally prohibited. Egg - Sperm Donation Sperm donations and egg donors is allowed. Surrogacy Surrogacy is legal.

IRAN General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Embryo freezing permitted.PGD is also available. Egg - Sperm Donation Sperm donation generally is not allowed. Some clinics offer egg donors. Embryo donation is permitted by law. Surrogacy No specific laws regarding surrogacy.

ISRAEL General info - PGD - Embryo freeze PGD is allowed only for medical reasons and gender selection is permitted in some rare cases. Egg - Sperm Donation Sperm donations are allowed. Embryo donation is not permitted. Donor eggs could be used only from infertile woman who have been treated for IVF procedure and wish to donate some extra eggs. Surrogacy Surrogacy is regulating by specific law.

JAPAN General info - PGD - Embryo freeze PGD is not regulated by law. Egg - Sperm Donation Donor sperm, eggs and embryos are allowed. Surrogacy Surrogacy is not regulate by the law, but it is banned by the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

KOREA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Embryo freeze is allowed. PGD is allowed only for medical reasons and

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gender selection is not permitted. Egg - Sperm Donation Sperm donations are permitted. Women can donate their eggs only for research. Surrogacy Surrogacy appears to be legal.

KUWAIT General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Egg freezing and embryo freezing permitted. PGD is permitted. Egg - Sperm Donation

Surrogacy Surrogacy is prohibited by law.

MALAYSIA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze

Egg - Sperm Donation Egg donation is currently permitted Surrogacy Surrogacy is not permitted.

PHILIPPINES General info - PGD - Embryo freeze

Egg - Sperm Donation

Surrogacy No specific laws regarding surrogacy.

SAUDI ARABIA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Embryos freezing is not permitted. Egg - Sperm Donation Egg, sperm and embryo donation is not permitted. Surrogacy Surrogacy is not permitted.

SINGAPORE General info - PGD - Embryo freeze PGD is allowed only for medical reasons Egg - Sperm Donation Egg and sperm donation is permissible. Surrogacy Surrogacy currently is not permitted.

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TAIWAN General info - PGD - Embryo freeze

Egg - Sperm Donation Donor egg and donor sperm is allowed.Embryo donation is not allowed. Surrogacy Surrogacy is practiced.

THAILAND General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Embryo freezing and gender selection is permitted.

Egg - Sperm Donation Egg and sperm donation is permitted Surrogacy Surrogacy is allowed.

VIETNAM General info - PGD - Embryo freeze

Egg - Sperm Donation Sperm and egg donation is permitted. Embryo donation is permitted. Surrogacy Surrogacy is prohibited by law.

AFRICA EGYPT General info - PGD - Embryo freeze

Egg - Sperm Donation Sperm and egg donation are not legal. Surrogacy Surrogacy is not considered legal.

GHANA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Embryo freezing is permitted. Egg - Sperm Donation Sperm and egg donation appear to be permitted. Surrogacy Surrogacy appears to be permitted.

JORDAN General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Embryo freezing permitted.PGD is allowed. Egg - Sperm Donation Sperm, egg and embryo donation are not permitted. By IVF Clinics Worldwide.com team Page 12 of 14

Surrogacy Surrogacy is not permitted.

KENYA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze No sex selection or PGD. Egg - Sperm Donation Egg and sperm donations appear to be legal. Surrogacy Surrogacy appears to be legal.

SOUTH AFRICA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze PGD is not regulating by the law. Egg - Sperm Donation Sperm and egg donation is permitted. Surrogacy Surrogacy is permitted.

NIGERIA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Embryo freezing permitted. No sex selection or PGD permitted. Egg - Sperm Donation Egg and embryo donation appears to be permitted. Surrogacy No specific laws regarding surrogacy.

UGANDA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze No sex selection or PGD. Egg - Sperm Donation Egg and sperm donation is permitted. Surrogacy No specific laws regarding surrogacy.

AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA General info - PGD - Embryo freeze Embryo freezing is permitted. PGD is allowed only for medical reasons and gender selection is not permitted except for New South Wales. Egg - Sperm Donation Egg and sperm donors are permitted. Surrogacy Surrogacy is allowed.

NEW ZEALAND General info - PGD - Embryo freeze By IVF Clinics Worldwide.com team Page 13 of 14

Sperm, eggs amd embryos freezing is allowed. PGD is allowed only for medical reasons and gender selection is not permitted. Egg - Sperm Donation Egg and sperm donation is permitted. Surrogacy Surrogacy is not illegal.

Tasmania General info - PGD - Embryo freeze

Egg - Sperm Donation

Surrogacy Altruistic surrogacy is legal.

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