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. 2014 Jul 24;2014:307160. doi: 10.1155/2014/307160

Table 3.

Comparison of EU laws in the field of MAR and HER.

Country Eligibility criteria to access MAR Type of fecundation PGD Gender selection Destination of surplus embryos and gametes
Homologous Heterologous Surrogacy Donation Cryopreservation Postmortem fecundation Research on surplus embryos
Austria Married or stable couples Yes No No Undefined Undefined Forbidden Undefined Forbidden Forbidden
Belgium No restrictions Yes Yes No Allowed(b) Allowed(c) Allowed Allowed(d) Allowed(e) Allowed(g)
Bulgaria Couples/single women Yes Yes No Allowed(b) Allowed(c) Allowed Allowed Forbidden Allowed
Croatia Couples/single women Yes Yes No Undefined Allowed(c) Allowed Allowed(d) Forbidden Undefined
Cyprus Married couples Yes UN UN Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined Forbidden Undefined
Czech Republic Married couples Yes No No Allowed(b) Allowed(c) Undefined Undefined Forbidden Allowed
Denmark Couples/single women Yes Yes No Allowed(b) Allowed(c) Allowed Allowed(d) Forbidden Allowed(g)
Estonia Couples/single women Yes Yes No Undefined Undefined Allowed Allowed Forbidden Allowed
Finland Couples/single women Yes Yes No Allowed(b) Allowed(c) Allowed Allowed Forbidden Allowed(g)
France Married or stable couples Yes Yes(a) No Allowed(b) Allowed(c) Allowed Allowed Forbidden Allowed
Germany Married or stable couples Yes Yes(a) No Allowed(b) Allowed(c) Allowed Allowed Forbidden Forbidden
Greece Women up to 50 years old Yes Yes Yes Allowed(b) Allowed(c) Allowed Allowed(d) Allowed(e) Allowed(g)
Hungary Couple/single women Yes Yes No Allowed(b) Allowed(c) Allowed Allowed Forbidden Allowed(g)
Ireland No specific legislation UN UN UN Undefined Undefined Allowed Undefined Forbidden Forbidden
Italy Married or stable couples Yes Yes No Forbidden Forbidden Forbidden Allowed Forbidden Forbidden
Latvia Couples/Single women Yes Yes No Undefined Allowed(c) Allowed Allowed Forbidden Allowed
Lithuania Undefined UN UN UN Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined Forbidden Undefined
Luxembourg Undefined UN UN UN Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined Forbidden Undefined
Malta Undefined UN UN UN Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined Forbidden Undefined
Netherlands Undefined UN UN UN Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined Forbidden Undefined
Poland Undefined UN UN UN Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined Forbidden Undefined
Portugal Married or stable couples Yes No No Allowed(b) Allowed(c) Allowed Allowed Forbidden Allowed
Romania Married or stable couples Yes Yes(a) No Undefined Undefined Allowed Allowed Forbidden Allowed
Slovakia Married or stable couples Yes UN UN Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined Forbidden Undefined
Slovenia Married or stable couples Yes UN UN Undefined Undefined Undefined Allowed Forbidden Allowed
Spain No restrictions Yes Yes No Allowed(b) Allowed(c) Allowed Allowed Allowed(f) Allowed(g)
Sweden Married or stable couples Yes Yes(a) No Allowed(b) Allowed(c) Allowed Allowed(d) Forbidden Allowed(g)
UK Couples/single women Yes Yes Yes Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed(g)

(a): with restrictions; (b): in order to avoid genetic disease; (c): in order to avoid sex-linked disease; (d): up to 5 years; (e): between 6 months and 2 years after the donor's death; (f): up to 12 months after the donor's death; (g): allowed on embryos up to 14 days; UN: undefined.