In his words, the possibility to provide at least partial compensation of such health services will be considered this fall.
„My opinion is positive, particularly knowing that this is a lifestyle. We have to draw a clear line between treatment methods and experiments, etc., as well as various commercial ideas. I think it could be applied as a lifestyle even without a law,“ the minister told Ziniu Radijas news radio on Wednesday morning.
In June 2011, the bill on artificial insemination had reached the adoption phase at the Lithuanian parliament, however, the final decision was never made.
Lithuania still does not have a law regulating artificial insemination. Assisted insemination procedures are offered by private clinics only, they follow the 1999 ministerial decree on procedures of artificial insemination.
Until artificial insemination is not stipulated by law, families with fertility problems cannot expect compensation of their treatment expenses.
No official infertility register exists in Lithuania. According to the data published by the Statistics Department, more than 55,000 families of fertile age (18-29) are childless, while epidemiological calculations suggest that about 50,000 families are infertile in Lithuania, with the number rising by 2,000 every year.
