IVF Law

In Vitro Fertilization Application from a Legal Perspective

Individuals who cannot have children naturally for various reasons are provided with the in vitro fertilization method to have children. In order for this application to work healthily, it is necessary to make regulations and warnings about in vitro fertilization centers that do not provide the necessary health conditions in this sector and do not have experienced doctors. In addition, in order to be able to impose sanctions on these centers and to keep the centers that apply the in vitro fertilization method under control and supervision in every way, there must be a law regarding this method.

Within the scope of this law, the legal regulations of both the spouses who want to have a child, the centers where the in vitro fertilization method is applied, and the health personnel working in the centers that apply this in vitro fertilization method are regulated. Within the scope of this law, there are freedoms and restrictions regarding the legal rights of every individual related to the in vitro fertilization application.

What does the law on in vitro fertilization include?

The law regarding in vitro fertilization includes the following situations:

• It includes an article stating that the prospective mother and father, who want to have a child, have not been able to have a child in the last 3 years despite using methods other than in vitro fertilization.
• The law regarding the in vitro fertilization method primarily includes an article stating that individuals who will undergo in vitro fertilization cannot have children naturally and that they can only have a chance to have children through in vitro fertilization.
• It includes an article that asks whether the age of the mother candidate who will undergo the in vitro fertilization method is suitable for this method. The age-related limitation is brought within the scope of a general evaluation of both the applicability of the in vitro fertilization method and the conditions that will not adversely affect the health of the mother candidate.
• It includes an article stating that the center where in vitro fertilization is performed must have sufficient equipment and personnel to perform this method and must have received the necessary institutional permits for the procedure to be performed.
• It includes an article that ensures that individuals who want to have children through in vitro fertilization do not have a situation that will pose an obstacle regarding their health insurance.

What is the Law Concerning In Vitro Fertilization?

“Having been a general health insurance holder or a dependent for at least 5 years and having 900 days of general health insurance premium days.”

If it is not possible to have a child through normal methods after medical treatments and it is only possible to have a child through assisted reproduction methods, it is deemed medically possible by the health boards of the health service providers authorized by the Institution,

People who will undergo in vitro fertilization treatment must be over 23 and under 39 years old,

Documentation by the health boards of health service providers authorized by the Institution that no results have been obtained from other treatment methods in the last 3 years,

The medical center where the application is made must have a contract with the Institution,