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Turkey insemination law

Published:Monday | March 15, 2010 | 6:52 PM

A new law passed in Turkey has made it a criminal offence for a woman to go abroad and get pregnant via artificial insemination.



Artificial insemination is already illegal, but women have until now been able to go overseas to seek sperm donors.



Now they will face punishment of one to three years in prison for doing so.



Doctors and lawyers say they’re trying to find out how the government plans to enforce the law.