Frozen embryo legal battle may clarify where protection of life begins

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.

The woman taking the action is seeking a High Court order so she can use frozen embryos fertilised by her ex-husband’s sperm. Because the case is more than a private dispute between the parties, the Attorney General (AG), Rory Brady, has joined the proceedings.

The woman’s legal team is expected to argue that her ex-husband agreed to the embryos being created with a view to them one day becoming his children.