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Embryos kept in a cryogenic nursery are “children” as per Alabama’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act: Supreme Court of Alabama

The Court held that Wrongful Death of a Minor Act provides a cause of action for the death of any “minor child,” without exception or limitation, which means it also includes frozen embryos.

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Supreme Court of Western Australia permits a 62-year-old woman to remove and store sperm and associated tissue from her deceased husband’s body

The Court clarified that the order is limited to permitting the removal of the spermatozoa and does not constitute authorisation for the spermatozoa to be used by the applicant.

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Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCDRC imposes a penalty of INR 1.5 crores against a hospital responsible for tragic mix-up of a sperm sample used during Intra-CytoplasmicSperm injection

While deciding upon the complaint, the NCDRC also made important observations on ethical questions surrounding Assisted Reproductive Techniques and urged the Government to bring out necessary regulations for safe ART procedures.

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Husband cannot be ordered to procreate during pendency of petition for restitution of conjugal rights; Family Court’s conclusion a shock to judicial conscience

Bombay High Court: Ravindra V. Ghuge, J., while allowing the present petition and setting aside the impugned order of the Family Court,