title: Law No. 711 on fertilization outside the human body, 14 June 1988.
abstract: This Swedish Law reads as follows: "Section 1:  this Law shall apply to the fertilization of a woman's egg outside her body, for the purpose of producing a child.  Section 2:  an egg which has been fertilized outside the body of a woman may not be introduced into her body unless:  1) the woman is married or living in a state of cohabitation;  2) the husband or cohabitant gives his written consent; and 3) the egg is the woman's own and has been fertilized with the sperm of her husband or cohabitant.  Section  3:  unless the authorization of the National Board of Health and Welfare is obtained, fertilization outside the human body may only be carried out in a general hospital.  Section 4:  persons committing a breach of Section 2 or 3 habitually or for gain shall be liable to a fine or to a prison sentence not exceeding six months."
mesh_terms: D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D019049:Developed Countries; D005060:Europe; D005306:Fertilization; D006262:Health; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007315:Insemination, Artificial; D019359:Knowledge; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D008004:Licensure; D012098:Reproduction; D012099:Reproductive Techniques; D012106:Research; D012537:Scandinavian and Nordic Countries; D013548:Sweden; D020458:Third-Party Consent
keywords: Artificial Insemination--legal aspects; Clinical Research; Delivery Of Health Care--legal aspects; Developed Countries; Europe; Fertilization; Health; In Vitro; Knowledge; Laws And Statutes; Licensing; Northern Europe; Product Approval; Reproduction; Reproductive Technologies; Research Methodology; Scandinavia; Spousal Consent; Sweden