Table 2.

Fertility and adoption guidelines in European countries, Canada and the USA.^a

Country	Availability of privately funded assisted reproduction?	Availability of publically funded assisted reproduction?	Is adoption an option?	Availability of guidelines?	Guideline reference
Canada	Yes	Yesb	Yes	Yes	Loutfy et al. (2012b)
Denmark	N/A	Yes	No	Yes	Dansk Fertilitetsselskab (2007)
France	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Prise en charge medicale des personnes vivant avec le VIH – Rapport d'Experts (2010)
Germany/Austria	Yesc	Yesc	Yes, challenging	Yes	DAIG and Österreichische AIDS-Gesellschaft (2011a)
Italy	Yesd	Yesd	Yes, challenging	Yes	Ministero della Salute (2011)
Portugal	Yes	Yesd	Yes, challenging	No
Romania	Yesd	No	Yes, challenging	Yes	Manual pentru ingrijirea copilului infectat cu HIV, Romania, (2004)
Spain	Yes	Yesd	Yes, challenging	Yes	Grupo de expertas y expertos del plan nacional sobre el sida y de gesida (2011)
UK	Yes	Yesd	Yes, challenging	Yes	Fakoya et al. (2008)
USA	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	The Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (2010)

N/A, not applicable.

^aInformation included in this table has been collected from Women for Positive Action faculty members.

^b3 cycles of IVF are covered in Quebec; 40% fertility tax credit up to $20,000 is available in Manitoba; IVF is covered for bilateral tube blockage in Ontario; several other provinces have petitions to cover IVF under review.

^c50% of three treatment cycles covered by statutory health insurance.

^dAvailable in a limited number of centres.