Croatia is more conservative than Ireland & Poland

Six European countries decided to substantially change the law which Minister Darko Milinovic introduced in Croatia.

Medicial fertilization law, which was introduced by the Croatian Health Minister, Darko Milinovic, is more strict than the one in Switzerland, Poland, Ireland, Italy, Austria and Germany. In fact, Poland, Austria, Italy, Ireland and Germany allowed fertilization of more than three eggs, and freezing of embryos. Switzerland allows the freezing of fertilized eggs, while activities like this are still illegal in Croatia.

Vecernji List writes that Ireland and Poland, both of which are Catholic countries, do not have a law, but instead, adapt themselves to directives on tissues and cells. Freezing of fertilized eggs is legal in these countries and vitrification is considered an experiment.

Italy accepted the law that Croatia currently has in 2004, but they abolished it in April of this year. In fact, the country's Constitutional Court ruled that the law, regardless of the success rates, discriminates against younger and older patients, as well as couples where the man is infertile.

Most doctors feel that the law passed in Austria is best for the couples

Practice was changed Germany due to lawsuits similar to those in Italy. In this country, a new Protection Act on embryo protection and it allows not only the freezing of zygote, but also of blastocyst (five days old embryos). Wolfgang Würfel from the Kinderwunsch center in Munich, said for the Vecernji List that they seek to respect the wishes of patients, but also to follow common sense as much as possible.

If the patient wants to get two of her embryos back, we will not impregnate 20 of her eggs, but only six to seven, which guarantees that at least two of them will be well fertilized. In Switzerland, the fertilized egg cell may be frozen for a day, that is, in the zygote phase.

Most doctors feel that the law passed in Austria is the best for couples. This country has a weaker simulation rates, but they do not limit the number of cells, because they believe that doing this limits the patient’s chances for success.