A SUPREME Court ruling that frozen embryos do not have an automatic right to life will not lead to wholesale destruction of stored embryos, according to the fertility clinic at the centre of the ruling.

THE GOVERNMENT is under mounting pressure to finally enact legislation on assisted human reproduction after a landmark Supreme Court ruling relating to frozen embryos stated life for the “unborn” only begins when a foetus or a fertilised egg is implanted in the womb.

A CANCER survivor who lost her womb to the disease is appealing for a surrogate mother to make her dream of having a baby come true.

A man won the right today to prevent his estranged wife from using their frozen embryos to have another child.

THE three embryos, frozen during fertility treatment undertaken by a woman and her husband prior to their separation, should be returned to their “rightful” place with their mother, the woman told the High Court yesterday.

IRISH infertility experts are hoping that a legal battle over the custody of human embryos will also clarify where Constitutional protection to the unborn begins.

ASSISTED reproduction is a booming industry in this country, with nine clinics opening in the past 15 years.

A SHORTAGE of donor eggs in this country means up to 100 Irish couples with fertility problems are on waiting lists for eggs with many forced to travel to Spain or the United States.