In this law, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings assigned thereto, unless the context requires otherwise:

• 1. Minister: Minister of Health.

• 2. Ministry: Ministry of Health.

• 3. Fertilization, Utero-Fetal, and Infertility Treatment Unit: A government or private medical unit, whether independent or affiliated with a health institution, where fertilization, utero-fetal, and infertility treatments are carried out.

• 4. Supervisory Committee: A committee that oversees all matters relating to fertilization, utero-fetal, and infertility treatment.

• 5. Fertilization: The process in which a sperm penetrates and fertilizes an egg.

• 6. Infertility: A married couple's inability to conceive after more than 12 months of regular coitus.

• 7. Sperm: A male semen.

• 8. Zygote: An egg fertilized by a male sperm.

• 9. Embryo: A fertilized egg divided into two or more cells in the earliest stage of development before organs are formed, namely in the first two weeks of pregnancy.

• 10. Ovulation Induction: A process in which medication is administered to stimulate hyperovulation in ovaries.

• 11. Artificial Insemination: A process in which a sperm, following collection and concentration in a laboratory, is transferred into the uterus.

• 12. In Vitro Fertilization: A process in which eggs are retrieved from the ovary then fertilized with the sperm in a laboratory and incubated under certain conditions. After proper cell division is confirmed, zygotes or embryos are transferred into the uterus.

• 13. Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection: A microscopic technique by which a single sperm is injected into the cytoplasm of an egg in a laboratory and incubated under certain conditions; after proper cell division is confirmed, the embryo is transferred into the uterus.

• 14. Microscopic Manipulations: Microscopic techniques conducted on eggs, sperm, or embryos in order to carry out certain analyses or to extract cells to examine their nature and study their chromosomes, or for any other purpose.

A person may seek medical intervention to treat infertility if a medical report indicates that the cause is low fertility or any other curable medical problem. Fertility treatment may not be carried out in cases where the person seeking treatment proves to be sterile.

Fertilization, utero-fetal, and infertility treatment units shall, in carrying out their activities, comply with the legal fatwas issued by the Senior Ulema Council in the Kingdom.

An existing marital relationship must be verified prior to commencing treatment. In case of divorce or death, fertility treatments shall be terminated.

A fertilized egg of a married couple may not be implanted in the uterus of another wife or any other woman. A married couple undergoing fertility treatment may not use donor eggs or sperm.

An explicit written consent approving the method of treatment must be obtained from the married couple after being informed of all procedures, risks, and expected results of said treatment.

Two specialists, at least, from the fertilization, utero-fetal, and infertility treatment unit must verify that the identities of the married couple undergoing treatment match their medical records at the time of sample collection, fertilization, and transfer of zygotes and embryos.

Fertilization, utero-fetal, and infertility treatment units shall apply the utmost care and precision in handling sperm, eggs, zygotes, and embryos, and to avert, intentional or unintentional, mixing or substitution of the same. The implementing regulations of this Law shall specify relevant rules.