Fertility treatment in Spain
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Fertility treatment in Spain

Despite its reputation as a predominantly Catholic country, Spain is a popular destination for fertility tourism, thanks to the open minded attitude that is enshrined in law, allowing anyone access to fertility treatment. Spain has over 200 fertility clinics offering a wide range of fertility treatments.

Fertility treatment in Spain is well regulated:

• All forms of assisted reproduction n Spain are regulated by national laws, including 14/2006 (ART Law).
• Administration and monitoring of individual fertility clinics may fall under the jurisdiction of one of the 17 autonomous communities, who take responsibility for healthcare in their region.
• In some regions, healthcare remains under the controlof the National Institute of Health Management (Instituto Nacional de Gestión Sanitaria, INGESA).
• The Interterritorial Council of the Spanish National Health Service (Consejo Interterritorial del Servicio Nacional de Salud de España, CISNS) coordinates the activities and regulations of the different regions to ensure a standard level of quality and service for all citizens.

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The Spanish healthcare system

Spain has a national health system, the Sistema Sanitario Publico, which is free to all residents who pay national insurance. Patients’ entitlements are set out in the Carta de Derechos y Deberes, the Charter of Rights and Obligations. Spanish hospitals and clinics are clean and modern, and boast some of the most highly trained doctors and specialists in Europe, including fertility specialists.

The Spanish national health system provides fertility treatment for all women, regardless of religion or sexual orientation, but as with many similar countries, waiting lists and availability of donor gametes forces many women to seek treatment privately. The national health system only actually pays for around 30 % of the infertility treatment procedures that take place in the country.

Fact file on Spain

Spain is one of the larger European countries, forming part of the Iberian peninsula with Portugal. Spain is separated from France by the Pyrenees and from North Africa by the Straits of Gibraltar. Spain has extensive coastlines on the Mediterranean coast and the Atlantic.

The capital of Spain is Madrid, situated in the centre of the country, with Barcelona also a popular destination. The beaches of the Costa del Sol and the Costa Blanca are very popular with tourists, as are Spain’s Balearic Islands, including Ibiza and Majorca, and Canary Islands, such as Tenerife and Lanzarote.

Spain has a laid back approach to life that values social activities such as sharing meals, and hosts huge parties, known as fiestas, which dominate the calendar and often involve the whole town or village.

Spain is a top medical tourism destination due to the high standards of its medical facilities and its excellent climate, which provides warm sunny days most of the year from early spring to late autumn.