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Embryo Donation for Reproductive Purposes
Date of publication: November 2008
Embryo donation is the donation by a couple, who have surplus embryos, of one or more of those embryos to an infertile couple or individual.
The main benefits of embryo donation for reproductive purposes are that it gives:
people with surplus embryos an option other than storage or destruction
infertile people another possible way of having a child.
The guidelines seek to protect the interests of the child-to-be, including their need to grow up in a caring family and form a clear concept of self-identity that is underpinned with accurate information about origins.
The guidelines require all applications for embryo donation to be submitted for approval on a case-by-case basis.
Document availability
The guidelines are available for download below in Word and PDF format:
Embryo Donation for Reproductive Purposes (Word, 265 KB)
Embryo Donation for Reproductive Purposes (PDF, 104 KB)