Artificial Insemination
Also, after quoting the above statement of the Guardian, the following comment was made in another letter: In view of this, the House of Justice has stated that it would not be proper for a Bahá’í to donate semen to a hospital for the artificial insemination of a woman other than his wife.
- Universal House of Justice, Lights of Guidance, p. 288
The beloved Guardian, in a letter written on his behalf to an individual believer who enquired on the same subject, said "...there is nothing in our teachings about this, therefore there is no objection to having a baby by means of artificial insemination as long as your husband is the father of it. "Artificial insemination is, therefore, permissible to a Bahá’í wife provided her husband is the donor."
- Universal House of Justice, Lights of Guidance, p. 288
Quote of the Day
Istijlal 3 Izzat 183 B.E.
Information should be gathered in the normal way. It is, of course, quite in order for theAssembly to appoint a committee for this purpose. Indeed, this is often done in order to save the time of the Assembly.
Universal House of Justice to a National Spiritual Assembly – 26 August 1965