Cap. 524 Art. 10Prohibition of selection of sex.

(1) Whosoever artificially fertilizes a human egg cell with a sperm cell that is selected for the sex chromosome contained in it, shall be guilty of an offence and, on conviction, shall and liable to the punishment of a fine (multa) of not less than four thousand euro (€4,000) and not exceeding ten thousand euro (€10,000).

(2) Nothing contained in sub-article (1) shall be understood as preventing the selection of a sperm cell by a medical practitioner in order to prevent the child from falling ill with a sex-linked genetic illness.