A Scottish court has recently ruled that a woman was able to use her deceased husband’s sperm for IVF. The couple were pursuing fertility treatment when he died from cancer. Her late husband had stored his sperm before he died in the hope of starting a family. However, he had only given consent to intrauterineContinue reading “Posthumous use of Gametes and the Protection of Future Families”
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Embryo and Gamete Freezing: Does the 10 Year Limit Restrict Reproductive Choice?
The current storage period for embryos and gametes is limited to 10 years, at which point patients must choose whether to undergo fertility treatment or to have their frozen eggs, sperm or embryos destroyed. After announcing fertility clinic closures due to COVID-19, the Government recently applied a two-year temporary extension to the 10-year statutory limit.Continue reading “Embryo and Gamete Freezing: Does the 10 Year Limit Restrict Reproductive Choice?”
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