Sperm and egg donors: Lifting anonymity in France

Sperm and egg donors: Lifting anonymity in France

In this edition, we find out why France is destroying its old stock of donor sperm, despite long waiting lists for help conceiving a child through IVF and other fertility treatments. Under the nation's latest bioethics law, anonymous sperm donations are no longer allowed. We find out why and how the need for such donations has jumped.

At the age of 30, Monika Krämer became a widow. Despite her child's wish, a new partner was out of the question for her. Instead, she chose a private sperm donation. More than 40 men reported.

With the application of a provision of the Bioethics Act on the removal of anonymity of sperm donors, stocks can no longer be used

TURIN — Turin recorded an increase of 28% in one year in requests for cryopreservation of oocytes, a procedure that can be chosen for medical reasons, such as pathologies that jeopardize reproductive capacity, or for personal reasons, the so-called “social freezing”. This is revealed by data from the Genera Livet Center, part of a national network specialized in reproductive medicine and biology. More information, more awareness “Italian women a…

Since 31 March 2025, children from a medically assisted procreation (PMA) can, by their majority, gain access to the identity of their donor. This is a direct result of the bioethics law of 2 August 2021, which laid the foundations for this new right while providing for a transitional period. The effective application of this provision marks a significant turning point in the management of gamete donations in France.

Catherine Vautrin, Minister of Labour, Health, Solidarity and Families, and Yannick Neuder, Minister for Health and Access to Care, announce the end of anonymity of gamete donations in France from 31 March 2025, thus guaranteeing access to origins for all people born by medically assisted procreation. This reform aims to promote transparency and equity in access to care.