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|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a | |Treaty of Lisbon=n/a | ||
|Introduction= | |Introduction= | ||
| − | |Key laws and policies=* The Act on treating infertility by biomedically assisted fertilization was enacted in 2009 (Official Journal of Republic of Serbia 72/2009) | + | |Key laws and policies=* The Act on treating infertility by biomedically assisted fertilization was enacted in 2009 (Official Journal of Republic of Serbia 72/2009). |
| − | * There are also certain provisions in Family | + | * There are also certain provisions in Family Act 2005 that are relevant to legal parenthood in the case of assisted reproduction. |
|Foundational values= | |Foundational values= | ||
| − | |Prohibited practices= | + | |Prohibited practices='''Surrogacy''' |
| − | * Surrogacy is expressly prohibited | + | * Surrogacy is expressly prohibited by Article 56, Part 1/25 of the Act on treating infertility by biomedically assisted fertilization. |
| − | * Sanction is imprisonment from 3 to 10 years | + | * Sanction is imprisonment from 3 to 10 years (Article 73). |
| − | (Some draft laws have been proposed to allow surrogacy in limited situations perhaps among relatives | + | (Some draft laws have been proposed to allow surrogacy in limited situations, perhaps among relatives; however, they have not been passed.) |
| − | |Permitted and regulated practices= | + | |Permitted and regulated practices='''Assisted Reproduction''' |
| − | + | Conditions for treatment for infertility: | |
| − | * | + | * Adult and legally capable men and women who live together in accordance with the law governing family relationships (spouses or common-law partners) |
| − | * | + | * Must be able to perform parental duties evaluated by age and general health and psycho-social condition |
| − | * | + | * Best interest of the child is important. |
| − | * | + | * Cohabitation must exist prior to the moment of implantation of sex cells. |
| − | * | + | * Single women may be treated with consent of the Minister of Health and the Minister of Family Affairs. |
| − | ( | + | (Article 26 Act on treating infertility by biomedically assisted fertilization) |
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| − | * Donor | + | '''Donor Gametes and Embryos''' |
| − | * Donor | + | |
| − | * | + | * Donor egg/sperm may only be used when the intended parents’ gametes are unlikely to result in pregnancy. |
| + | * Donor sperm may only be used to create children for one family. | ||
| + | * A child conceived via ART, using reproductive cells of a donor, does not have the right to know his/her genetic origin. However, when she/he reaches 18 years of age, the child is entitled to receive relevant health information relating to the gamete donor for medical reasons, and in exceptional cases when she/he reaches 16 years and has acquired legal capacity. | ||
|Regulatory activities= | |Regulatory activities= | ||
|Accountability and governance= | |Accountability and governance= | ||
