Legislation in Spain and Europe

Current Spanish Legislation permits to carry out treatments in the field of reproduction which are prohibited in many other countries. The most important ones are listed below:

Comparison of European Legislation in terms of Assisted Reproduction
Country/Treatment PGD Gender selection Embryo Selection Therapeutic cloning
France yes No - No
Germany No No - No
Austria No No No No
Italy yes - - No
England yes - yes yes
Spain yes yes * yes No

*Only in case of gender related hereditary diseases.

country/Treatment Embryo donation Sperm donation Egg donation Treatments for singles
France yes yes yes No
Germany No yes No No
Austria No - No No
Italy No No No No
England yes yes yes yes
Spain yes yes yes yes

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Article 11. Cryopreservation of gametes and pre-embryos.

3. The pre-embryos remaining from the application of the IVF technique that have not been transferred to the mother, could be cryopreserved in an authorized bank. The cryopreservation of the ovocites, the ovarian tissue and the remaining pre-embryos could be prolonged until the medical personnel responsible considers, with a favourable report from an independent expert foreign to the relevant centre, that the recipient mother doesn´t meet the appropriate medical requirements for the practice of the IVF technique.

6. The consent given to the cryopreserved pre-embryos or gametes for the purposes mentioned above could be modified at anytime previous to the application.

In the case of the pre-embryoes, the request will have to come from the woman or parents the renewal or modification is needed from of the previously signed consent, at leats every two years. If it is impossible to obtain from the mother or parents, a relevant consent signed up the next two consecutive renewals and it could be proved in a irrefutable way that the actions taken to obtain the renewal were not answered, the pre-embryos will then remain at the disposal of the centre in which they are cryopreserved, that it could be used for any of the purpose mentioned, maintaining all the confidentiality requirements, gratuity and the none profitable status.

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