Hearings
England & Wales
22 Jun 2022 [2022] EWHC 1619 (Fam); [2023] 1 FLR 476, Fam D (Theis J)
Jennings v Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
Subject Matter
MEDICAL PRACTITIONER — Medical treatment — Human fertilisation — Wife dying during fertility treatment — Husband seeking posthumous use of embryo with surrogate — Whether possible to infer wife’s consent to use of embryo — Whether possible to dispense with written consent — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (c 37), Sch 3, para 2(1) — Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), s 3, Sch 1 Pt I, art 8
[2022] EWHC 1619 (Fam); [2023] 1 FLR 476, Fam D
Commentary
UK Human Rights Blog
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act can be “read down” to accord with Convention family rights
Case comment