Woman’s race against time for right to use frozen embryos
An application was lodged on behalf of Natallie Evans at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg challenging British law, which requires the destruction of her six stored embryos.
The move was ordered when Ms Evans split up with her fiance, who then withheld permission to use the embryos. Under British law both partners must consent but Ms Evans will argue the embryos themselves have rights under the European Convention of Human Rights, to which Britain is a signatory.
