Editing Assisted reproductive technology (section)

=== Germany ===
On 27 January 2009, the [[Federal Constitutional Court]] ruled that it is unconstitutional, that the health insurance companies have to bear only 50% of the cost for IVF.<ref>[http://www.samenspender-info.de/zuschuesse-kuenstliche-befruchtung.html Zuschüsse der Krankenversicherung für eine künstliche Befruchtung] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208072207/http://www.samenspender-info.de/zuschuesse-kuenstliche-befruchtung.html |date=2013-02-08 }} Retrieved 2. January 2013.</ref> On 2 March 2012, the [[Federal Council (Germany)|Federal Council]] has approved a draft law of some federal states, which provides that the federal government provides a subsidy of 25% to the cost. Thus, the share of costs borne for the pair would drop to just 25%.<ref>[http://www.insemination-erfolg.de/finanzierung-befruchtung.html Finanzierung künstlicher Befruchtung] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130219152136/http://www.insemination-erfolg.de/finanzierung-befruchtung.html |date=2013-02-19 }} Retrieved 2. January 2013.</ref> Since July 2017, assisted reproductive technology is also allowed for married lesbian couples, as German parliament allowed [[Same-sex marriage in Germany|same-sex marriages in Germany]].