Frozen embryos and the Constitution: what was at stake in this case
16th Nov 2006, 08:50 GMT
The central issue under consideration in the current case is whether embryos frozen as part of an in vitro fertilisation (IVF) procedure can be considered "unborn", as defined in Article 40.3.3 of the Constitution. This could bestow on them a number of personal rights, again as defined in the Constitution, possibly including the right to be returned to their mother and her uterus.
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