title: Regulations No. 1182, 1986.
abstract: These Regulations govern artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization in South Africa.  They provide that the procedures must be carried out by medical practitioners or persons under their supervision; that the recipient must be a married woman; and that the spouse must give written consent to the procedure.  Under the Regulations, the following requirements are set: 1) detailed records of donors and recipients must be kept; 2) personal details of the donor, including family history, must be placed at the disposal of the physician; 3) the physician must ascertain that the donor has been tested for sexually transmitted diseases and has had a sperm analysis; 4) if a physician knows or suspects that two or more artificially produced pregnancies exist or that the donations of one donor have produced at least five pregnancies, no further donations by that donor can be made: 5) recipients must be screened to ensure their medical, social, and mental fitness for insemination; 6) the physician must ensure that patients receive advice and information from experts on the implications of artificial insemination; and 7) confidentiality must be maintained.
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000353:Africa, Southern; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D003219:Confidentiality; D003376:Counseling; D003906:Developing Countries; D004989:Ethics; D005306:Fertilization; D006285:Health Planning; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007315:Insemination, Artificial; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D009934:Organization and Administration; D012098:Reproduction; D012099:Reproductive Techniques; D012106:Research; D013019:South Africa; D013074:Sperm Banks; D020458:Third-Party Consent
keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Artificial Insemination--legal aspects; Clinic Activities; Clinical Research; Confidential Information; Counseling; Developing Countries; English Speaking Africa; Ethics; Fertilization; In Vitro; Legislation; Organization And Administration; Program Activities; Programs; Reproduction; Reproductive Technologies; Research Methodology; South Africa; Southern Africa; Sperm Banks--legal aspects; Spousal Consent