title: Order on the coordination of activities relating to and the control of the human immunodeficiency virus in medical interventions connected with the procurement and deposit of semen, 15 June 1988.
abstract: Section 1 of this Spanish Order lays down that in medical interventions involved in the withdrawal, use, and deposit of semen for human reproduction, appropriate tests, with findings and certification, must be carried out to detect HIV markers.  Section 2 specifies that semen obtained from persons who prove to be seropositive must be destroyed, apart from that required for study, analysis, and research.  Section 3 requires the same testing, findings, and certification in relation to the recipient woman; in the event of a confirmed positive result, the continuation of the medical intervention must be reconsidered.  Section 4 lays down technical and administrative provisions on the tests and their coordination.
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D019049:Developed Countries; D003933:Diagnosis; D004194:Disease; D005060:Europe; D015658:HIV Infections; D007315:Insemination, Artificial; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D012098:Reproduction; D012099:Reproductive Techniques; D013030:Spain; D013074:Sperm Banks; D014777:Virus Diseases
keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--prevention and control; Artificial Insemination--legal aspects; Developed Countries; Diseases; Europe; Examinations And Diagnoses; Hiv Infections; Hiv Serodiagnosis--legal aspects; Laboratory Examinations And Diagnoses; Legislation; Mediterranean Countries; Reproduction; Reproductive Technologies; Southern Europe; Spain; Sperm Banks--legal aspects; Viral Diseases