Bulgaria will most likely allow in vitro fertilization with genetic material from deceased spousesrefers to a draft of the Ministry of Health that was published for public discussion.
Bulgaria currently bans such proceedings, but some, including the ombudsman, have said they want the law changed.
If the plan of the Ministry of Health is approved, the spouse should to have left a written statement who will instruct his partner to carry out the process of assisted reproduction and to dispose of the genetic material after his death.
To use the genetic material of the dead spouse must at least one year has passed, and no more than 36 months after his death, as the goal is to minimize the risk of the wife making emotional decisions immediately after the loss of her partner.
The Bulgarian authorities also examined the practices of other countries.
Sweden, Germany and Austria currently ban such proceedings, while Italy and the Czech Republic have authorized them following a court ruling. In France and Portugal, These procedures are permitted if the partner makes a lifelong declaration, while in the United Kingdom approval by a court and an ethics committee is required.
The Bulgarian ministry’s plan will also introduce a limit on the number of anonymous sperm or egg donations – up to five times and not less than four months between two donations.
“Reducing the number of donations further helps reduce the risk of genetically related people meeting the population and producing offspring,” the ministry said in a statement. “In practice, cases of excessive frequency of manipulations have been identified, including in each cycle, a fact that poses a risk to the donor’s health and imposes this restriction”, the ministry added.
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