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Sperm Donation Laws by Country

Sperm Donation Laws by Country: compare 24 countries on 4 metrics.

HealthLaw24 countries · 4 metricsUpdated Oct 6, 2024Original page
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Allowed Recipients

11 values across 24 entries

Donor Anonymity

7 values across 24 entries

Donor Payment

11 values across 24 entries

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24 countries
AustraliaEveryoneNoNoNew South Wales: 5 families Queensland: No data South Australia: 10 families Victoria: 10 families Western Australia: 5 families
AustriaMarried heterosexual or homosexual couplesNoVaries3 families
BelgiumNo dataVariesNo data6 families
BulgariaEveryoneYesExpenses5 children
CanadaNo dataYesNo25 children per population of 800,000
CyprusHeterosexual couples and single womenYesExpensesNo data
DenmarkEveryoneVaries200–500 DKK12 children
FinlandEveryoneNo, child may have ID when 18 years old.€32.40 per donation, roughly €324 total and expensesUnlimited, but maximum in 5 families
FranceNo dataYesNo10 children
GermanyUsually married heterosexual couplesNoVaries15 children
Hong KongMarried heterosexual couples with age restrictionsNo dataNo data3 children
IsraelUnmarried, healthy men under the age of 30Yes, anonymity is kept indefinitelyYesUp to 10 children
ItalyMarried heterosexual couplesYesNoNo data
JapanLegal married heterosexual couples with age restrictionsYesNoNo enforced national limit; guidelines recommend 10 births per donor
NetherlandsEveryoneNoExpenses25 children
New ZealandEveryoneNoExpenses5 families
NorwayMarried or in cohabitationNoExpenses8 children
PortugalEveryoneNo, child may have name when 18 years old€43.88 per donation10 families
SpainEveryoneYesNo data6 children
SwedenMarried or in cohabitationNo300 SEK12 children to 6 families (2 per family)
SwitzerlandMarried couplesNoExpenses8 children
TaiwanMarried couplesYes8000-99000 NT1 family
United KingdomEveryoneNo£35 to cover expenses10 families in UK. Exports subject to national limits
United StatesEveryoneVariesVariesNo enforced national limit; guidelines recommend 25 births per population of 850,000

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