The right to child bearing is protected by the constitution in our country as the expression of personal freedom to develop one’s own personality. Within this framework, every man is free to decide whether he wants to have natural descendants, the time in life when he wishes this to happen, the way as well as their number.

And although the said right enjoys adequate constitutional protection, a large number of couples in our country is devastated with sterility problems and hence, having natural descendants constitutes in their case an unfulfilled desire. It is worth mentioning that statistical studies report that nowadays 15% of couples face an infertility problem.

written by Konstantinos Pantos
Head of the ATHENS GENESIS
Centre for Human Reproduction