Abstract
The sterility problem opens to that of procreating desire. Artificial insemination using donor sperm, being assimilated to adultery in Islam rules, is forbidden in Tunisia. The law n°58-27 (March 4th, 1958) introducing adoption protects abandoned children, offers an answer to male infertility and gives to the couple the possibility of realizing their procreating desire. The statistic analysis of 1988 gives a real approach about the importance of adoption in Tunisia.