Fertility Road Issue 03
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FERTILITY ROAD | Rosjurconsulting<br />
INTELLIGENT PROFILE<br />
FROM<br />
RUSSIA<br />
WITH<br />
LOVE<br />
Konstantin Svitnev from Family and<br />
Reproductive Law Firm Rosjurconsulting<br />
talks to <strong>Fertility</strong> <strong>Road</strong> about Surrogacy<br />
and fertiltiy treatments in Russia<br />
With changing laws in the anonymity of donor<br />
eggs in the UK, parents-to-be are seeking further<br />
afield for their dreams to come true. Russia offers<br />
one of the most advantageous approaches towards<br />
reproduction in Europe, allowing the possibility of parenthood<br />
to everybody.<br />
The legal situation around assisted reproductive treatment in<br />
Russia is very favourable as well where surrogacy, gamete and<br />
embryo donation are all without restrictions.<br />
Konstantin Svitnev is the General Manager of Rosjurconsulting,<br />
the first Russian and International Family and Reproductive Law<br />
firm in the Russian Federation, and is also the founder of the<br />
Reproductive Law and Ethics Research Centre based in Moscow.<br />
His main involvement, since 1991, has been in reproductive law<br />
and the legal challenges and controversies in the area of assisted<br />
human reproduction.<br />
He explains that “In Russia, marital status is irrelevant, single<br />
women and married couples are treated the same; the same<br />
refers to single men too…”<br />
“A birth certificate is issued to the names of the intended<br />
parents, and the surrogate’s name is never mentioned”<br />
In light of this, single women and men can also become parents<br />
through surrogacy in Russia as they also allow the one parents<br />
name on the birth certificate, as this is the only country in Europe<br />
where this is legal.<br />
“Single intended parents regardless of their age,<br />
sex or sexual orientation can implement their right<br />
for parenthood through surrogacy in Russia”<br />
In Russia foreigners have the same rights for<br />
assisted reproduction as Russians, so parents-to-be<br />
will automatically obtain a Russian birth certificate<br />
with their names on and can leave for home<br />
within 3 days of the child’s birth.<br />
At Rosjurconsulting they believe that everyone<br />
has the right to have a child, and that has been<br />
their policy for 7 consecutive years.<br />
As Konstantin Svitnev explains;<br />
“The right to procreate should not depend on<br />
gender, family, age or sexuality. It is a natural right<br />
of any person. Refusing to allow childless people to<br />
become parents means refusing to treat them equally<br />
and is an example of selective discrimination.”<br />
Travelling for treatment is almost a given in<br />
many cases and liberal legislation makes Russia<br />
very attractive for reproductive tourists looking for<br />
interventions that are not available in their home<br />
countries. Prospective parents go to Russia when<br />
surrogacy is considered, because of marital status (single men and<br />
women) or advanced age. Costs play a big part of the process, and<br />
in Russia, remain lower than in the EU or US.<br />
Russia has no waiting lists for their clients for both surrogacy<br />
and egg donation. Any successful surrogacy program requires<br />
cooperation between qualified doctors, professional lawyers and<br />
experienced managers. Working with the Vita Nova IVF clinic in<br />
Moscow, Rosjurconsulting offers an all inclusive surrogacy package<br />
covering all medical and organizational services upto the child’s<br />
birth when the parents can leave for home with their new born.<br />
Rosjurconsulting are the first to introduce a 'Baby Guarantee<br />
plan, in which the surrogacy program will be continued until the<br />
live birth without extra charge regardless of number of IVF and<br />
embryo transfer attempts – even in the case of spontaneous<br />
abortion, still pregnancy or still birth. Money is always an issue<br />
and intended parents should know the exact amount they are<br />
going to be spending from the start.<br />
Russia is also one of the very few countries where posthumous<br />
surrogacy can be implemented, by which mothers who have lost<br />
their sons are allowed to have grandchildren.<br />
For more information head to www.jurconsult.ru/en<br />
FIRST IVF CLINIC IN RUSSIA SPECIALIZED IN<br />
SURROGACY AND EGG DONATION (INDIVIDUAL<br />
AND ANONYMOUS) FOR INTERNATIONAL CLIENTS.<br />
Couples and Single intended parents<br />
All-inclusive packages<br />
Baby-Guaranteed plan<br />
Legal protection<br />
No waiting list<br />
English-speaking staff<br />
www.vitanovaclinic.ru<br />
4 Bulvar Generala Karbysheva, 123154 Moscow, Russia • Tel: +7-926-823-23-04<br />
e-mail: info@vitanovaclinic.ru • Skype: vitanovaclinic • Follow @vitanovaclinic on Twitter
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