(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 25 - A court in the southern town of Santa
Maria Capua a Vetere has ruled that a woman has the right to
have an embryo created with her former parter implanted into her
even without the consent of the former partner.
The woman's lawyer, Gianni Baldini, told ANSA on Thursday that
it is the first time that a ruling has been made "on such a
thorny issue.
"Given the growth in number of separations and the number of
peple who request assisted reproductive technology (ART)
procedures, it is a sentence that is set to stir much debate,"
he added. (ANSA).
Woman can implant embryo without ex-partner's consent -court
First ruling of its kind in Italy says lawyer