Section 4a: Fate of stored embryos

The couple or unmarried woman whose embryos are stored are consulted, in writing, each calendar year on whether they wish to continue this storage method under the conditions set out in Article L. 2141-4. An order of the Minister for Health, issued after consultation with the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine, sets the model for the annual consultation referred to in I and specifies the procedures.

In the event of the death of one of the members of the couple at the origin of the conception of the embryo, and in the event that the couple had, in application of III of article L. 2141-4, expressed their consent during an annual consultation to one of the options for the future of the embryos provided for in 1° or 2° of II of the same article, the…