Table III.

— Summary of assisted reproduction technique allowed by various religions/cultures.

	IUI	IVF/ICSI	PGD	Surrogacy	Gamete donation	Foetal reduction
Catholic	No	No	No	No	No	No
Orthodox	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Protestants	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Anglicans	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Coptic	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Judaism	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sunni Islam	Yes	Yes	Yes	Debating	No	Yes
Shi’a Islam	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hinduism	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Buddhism	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Japan	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Sperm only	Yes
China	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes