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The Relevant Persons Will Be Reported To the Public Prosecutor In
Cases Of Violations of the Regulation
Pursuant to the Regulation, it is prohibited to keep, use, transfer, or
sell for whatever purpose, the sperm and ova received from the couples
participating in ART and the developed embryos other than in accordance
with this Regulation. In case of prohibited activity, the activities of these
centers and the facilities outside the centers will be suspended by the
governor immediately.
Only germ cells belonging to the couples will be used by the couples
who are participating in ART.
Pursuant to the Regulation, the donation, the donation for development
of an embryo, the implementation of the ovum and sperm received from the
applicants and the developed embryos to anyone other than the applicants is
prohibited. The implementation of anything received from non-applicants
for the applicants is also prohibited.
If a pregnancy should at any time occur as a result of a violation of
these prohibitions, the center will be indefinitely closed, the certificates of
the relevant persons will be cancelled, and the employment of personnel
involved in the violation at ART centers will be prohibited indefinitely.
The governor will suspend the activities of the centers for three months
for the first violation and indefinitely in the case of any repetition if it is
determined that the centers or their personnel send, direct, or encourage
patients or their intermediaries to go to ART centers at home or abroad for
medical procedures that violate the Regulation.
The Ministry will cancel the certificates, if any, of persons who
are not employed as personnel by the centers and determined to act as
intermediaries in this respect.
If it is determined that actions in violation of the regulations have
occurred, those who are involved in these activities, including the pregnant
woman and the donor will be notified to the public prosecutor.
The Prevention of Multiple Pregnancies is Essential
Pursuant to the new Regulation, the prevention of undesirable multiple
pregnancies and multiple pregnancies which create a risk for the health of