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What is allowed in
France
Last reviewed: 9/26/2026Pending legal verification
Egg donation✓✓ Allowed
Sperm donation✓✓ Allowed
Anonymous donor✓✕ Not allowedOnly ID-release donors since 31/03/2025
Donor identifiable to child at 18✓✓ AllowedMandatory consent since 2022; access at 18
Known / directed donor✓✕ Not allowedDonor-recipient anonymity kept; no directed donation
Single women✓✓ AllowedSince bioethics law 2021
Female couples✓✓ AllowedSince bioethics law 2021
ROPA / reciprocal IVF✕ Not allowedPartner oocyte reception banned
Surrogacy✓✕ Not allowed
Surrogacy for male couples✓✕ Not allowed
Preimplantation genetic testing✓◐ RestrictedPGT-M only; PGT-A not permitted
Non-medical sex selection✓✕ Not allowedOnly for sex-linked disease
Legal age limit (women)✓Egg retrieval until 43rd birthday; transfer/IUI until 45th
✓ Checked against official source
Sources: ESHRE EIM survey 2024 (Human Reproduction 39:1909) · Service-public.gouv.fr – AMP · Agence de la biomédecine – access to origins · Dalloz – ROPA prohibited in France
Clinics in this country (146)
- Hopital de l'ArchetNiceView →
- Clinique Saint GeorgeNiceView →
- Clinique PasteurGuilherand-GrangesView →
- CHI Nord ArdennesCharleville-MézièresView →
- APHM Hopital de la ConceptionMarseilleView →
- Hopital Saint Joseph MarseilleMarseilleView →
- Clinique BouchardMarseilleView →
- CH du Pays d'AixAix-en-ProvenceView →
- CHU Cote de NacreCaenView →
- Clinique de l'AtlantiquePuilboreauView →
- Hopital le Bocage CHRUDijonView →
- Polyclinique FranchevillePérigueuxView →
- Polyclinique de Franche ComteBesançonView →
- CHRU Jean MinjozBesançonView →
- CH de Dreux Hopital V.jousselinDreuxView →
- CHU de Brest Hopital MorvanBrestView →
- Polyclinique de KeraudrenBrestView →
- CHU de Nimes HopitalcaremeauNîmesView →
- Hopitaux Mere & EnfantsToulouseView →
- Cl Capio la Croix du SudQuint-FonsegrivesView →
- Polyclinique Jean VillarBrugesView →
- CHU Centre Alienor d'AquitaineBordeauxView →
- Hopital Arnaud de VilleneuveMontpellierView →
- Polyclinique St RochMontpellierView →
- CHRU de Rennes Hopital SudRennesView →
- Clinique de la SagesseRennesView →
- CHRU de Tours Hopital BretonneauToursView →
- Pole Sante Leonard de VinciChambray-lès-ToursView →
- Hopital Couple EnfantLa TroncheView →
- Clinique BelledonneSaint-Martin-d'HèresView →
- CHU de Saint Etienne Hopital NordSaint-Priest-en-JarezView →
- CH de RoanneRoanneView →
- Hopital Femme Enfant AdolescentNantesView →
- Polyclinique de l'AtlantiqueSaint-HerblainView →
- Clinique Breteche ViaudNantesView →
- Clinique J.verne Pole Hosp MutualisteNantesView →
- Chro Hopital la SourceOrléansView →
- Polyclinique les Longues AlleesSaranView →
- CHU d'AngersAngersView →
- Polyclinique du CotentinÉqueurdreville-HainnevilleView →