Sejm passes the in vitro law

Sejm passed the law regarding procedures for treatment of infertility, including the part referring to in vitro fertilization on Thursday. As many as 261 MPs voted for the amendment, 176 were against and six abstained. In line with the bill, marriages as well as people who live together will be enabled to use in vitro in order to have a baby. The procedure may be applied if other possible treatments, lasting at least 12 months, do not cause a positive effect. What is more, six egg cells may be fertilized. The bill enables embryo donation as well, but forbids using them for different purposes than in vitro fertilization. Moreover, neutralization of healthy embryos will be threatened with a prison sentence from six months to five years.