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About LinkBacksThe Supreme Court has begun hearing an appeal by a woman who wants to have three frozen embryos implanted in her, against the wishes of her estranged husband.
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The Supreme Court has begun hearing an appeal by a woman who wants to have three frozen embryos implanted in her, against the wishes of her estranged husband.
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There is a principle of Constitutional law, evinced in the original High Court case, which is that Constitutional issues come last, which means that if this case can be decided on any other basis than the constitutionality of the issues involved, it will and should be. As the original high court action was decided on the contractual issues involved, and there was a contract, than I would imagine the Supreme Court making no change to the high court action.Originally Posted by NewsBot
It is though a very compelling case.
And an illustration of the abominable morality of freezing embryos in the first place, a sick and twisted thing to do.
correlli wrote :But can't a man change his mind? He is saying no to being a parent - yet he helped to create the embryos - and agreed to the procedure !As the original high court action was decided on the contractual issues involved, and there was a contract, then I would imagine the Supreme Court making no change to the high court action.
l don't like , indeed reject the idea that this case is compelling. l think it flawed in terms of setting precedent because of the absence of consent which puts it into stark contrast with the Dianne Blood case (for example). ln fact the premise is ludicrious , if she intended to suceed then surely there must be awareness of the irreconcilable break-up and absence of cooperation in the issues. lts vaguely repellent to me anyway.
Last edited by Christine Murray; 3rd February 2009 at 10:29 AM.
Odd case. He did give up his property, and is responsible for the act.
But I would agree with above, frozen embryos is a sick idea. Next step is selling kids with frozen pizzas.
It is, and particularly so if she succeeds, in which case her next outing is likely to include the family court [District/Circuit/High....depending on the means of the reluctant father]
A solution would be to allow her to have the child/ren but only if she is capable of assuming full financial and emotional responsiblity.
the idea was to compel the father to support the kids l think, thats impossible from the irreconcilability aspect. l'd think it damages other more compelling claims. dangerous territory from every angle, what if the situation were reversed -don't like the idea of enforced IVF or undue pressure to have precedent above basic rights .
Last edited by Christine Murray; 4th February 2009 at 12:19 PM.
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