Italian law on assisted conception: clinical and research implications.
The Italian law 40/2004 regulating the use of assisted conception will remain on the statutes after the failure of the referendum in June 2005. Italy is now one of the most restrictive countries in the world in the field of assisted conception. It is thought that the new regulations, which have already increased 'reproductive tourism' in Italian subfertile couples, will also have clinical and research implications.
Manna
Claudio
C
Genesis Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Rome, Italy. manna@genesisclinic.org
Nardo
Luciano G
LG
D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D011247:Pregnancy; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends