[New post] Surrogacy, IVF and equality: JR176(2)’s application for judicial review

Anurag Deb posted: " Introduction Two men are in a relationship and want to have a child. They approach a female friend who is happy to be their surrogate. She has previously had a voluntary sterilisation procedure, so she would need in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) using a d" UK Human Rights Blog Surrogacy, IVF and equality: JR176(2)'s application for judicial review Anurag Deb Feb 28 Introduction Two men are in a relationship and want to have a child. They approach a female friend who is happy to be their surrogate. She has previously had a voluntary sterilisation procedure, so she would need in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) using a donor egg (a procedure known as gestational surrogacy), to help her friends realise their wishes. This is where they all encounter a problem: voluntary sterilisation makes the woman ineligible for publicly funded IVF. In JR176(2)'s application for judicial review [2022] NIKB 21, the two men challenged the eligibility criteria for publicly funded IVF on a number of grounds, among which this post will focus on two: a breach of the right to private and family life under Article 8 ECHR and Article 8 taken with the right not to be discriminated against contrary to Article 14 ECHR. Read more of this post "Surrogacy, IVF and equality: JR176(2)'s application for judicial review" Comment Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from UK Human Rights Blog. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://ukhumanrightsblog.com/2023/02/28/surrogacy-ivf-and-equality-jr1762s-application-for-judicial-review/ Powered by WordPress.com