title: Legislation on artificial insemination, 1 May 1988.
abstract: On 1 May 1988, the governing body of the canton of Glarus, Switzerland, voted that homologous artificial insemination would be the only assisted reproduction procedure authorized to be performed in the canton.  On 15 March 1989, the Swiss Bundesgericht declared prohibitions on artificial insemination by donor and homologous in vitro fertilization to be unconstitutional.  This decision will be reported in Annual Review of Population Law, Vol. 16, 1989.
mesh_terms: D003249:Constitution and Bylaws; D019049:Developed Countries; D005060:Europe; D005306:Fertilization; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007315:Insemination, Artificial; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D012098:Reproduction; D012099:Reproductive Techniques; D012106:Research; D013557:Switzerland
keywords: Artificial Insemination--legal aspects; Clinical Research; Constitution; Developed Countries; Europe; Fertilization; In Vitro; Legislation; Reproduction; Reproductive Technologies; Research Methodology; Switzerland; Western Europe