Abbreviations
| art | Assisted Reproductive Technology |
| bshsb | Basic Standards for Human Sperm Bank (2003) |
| cc | Civil Code (PRC, 2020) |
| cpc | Communist Party of China |
| CdlSP | Code de la Santé Publique |
| cjo | China Judgments Online |
| cl | Criminal Law (PRC) |
| DoH | Department of Health (Taiwan) |
| ECtHR | European Court of Human Rights |
| epihart | Ethical Principles for Implementation of HART (2001) |
| epihartsb | Ethical Principles for Implementation of HART and Sperm Bank (2003) |
| ESchG | Embryonenschutzgesetz (German Embryo Protection Law) |
| fp | Fertility Preservation |
| gepl | German Embryo Protection Law (1990) |
| gmc | Guomindang (国民党, Nationalist Party) |
| gpcl | General Principles of Civil Law (1986) |
| hart | Human Assisted Reproduction Technology |
| ivf | In Vitro Fertilisation |
| mahart | Measures on Administration of HART (2001) |
| mihcl | Maternal and Infant Health Care Law (1994) |
| ml | Marriage Law |
| MoH | Ministry of Health (1954–2013) |
| mpl | Minors Protection Law |
| nhc | National Health Commission (2018–) |
| nhfpc | National Health and Family Planning Commission (2013–2018) |
| npc | National People's Congress |
| par | Posthumous Assisted Reproduction |
| pfpl | Population and Family Planning Law (2001) |
| prc | People's Republic of China |
| pwril | Protection of Women's Rights and Interests Law (1992) |
| rivf | Reciprocal In Vitro Fertilisation |
| RoC | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| sb | Sperm Bank |
| spc | Supreme People's Court |
| tcm | Traditional Chinese Medicine |
| tshart | Technical Specifications for HART (2003) |
| tshsb | Technical Specifications for Human Sperm Bank (2003) |
| unesco | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| uncrc | United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| wlt | Western Legal Tradition |