Zheng Xuefeng and Chen Guoqing v . People’ s Hospital of Jiangsu Province [郑雪峰、陈国青诉江苏省人民医院医疗服务合同纠纷案)]
Country: ChinaYear: 2003
Court: Intermediate People’s Court of Nanjing City [中华人民共和国江苏省南京市中级人民法院]
Health Topics: Health care and health services, Hospitals, Informed consent, Medical malpractice, Sexual and reproductive health
Human Rights: Right of access to information
The Plaintiffs Zhen Xuefeng and Chen Guoqing were a married couple seeking a fertility treatment. They signed a contract regarding such assisted reproduction with defendant People’s hospital of Jiangsu Province (“People’s hospital”). The contract did not specify which of two fertilization techniques (Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (“ICSI”) or In Vitro Fertilization (“IVF”)) would be used, however …Read more
Ganter v. Whalland
Country: AustraliaYear: 2001
Court: Supreme Court of New South Wales
Citation: (2001) 54 NSWLR 122; (2001) 28 Fam LR 260; [2001] NSWSC 1101
Health Topics: Sexual and reproductive health
Human Rights: Right to family life, Right to property
Ms. Ganter had had her eggs removed, fertilized with semen from Mr. Whalland (her partner of eight years, with whom she was in a de facto relationship) and frozen, in accordance with an agreement (the “Agreement”) made between Ms. Gantar, Mr. Whalland and the fertilization company. After Ms. Gantar and Mr. Whalland separated, Ms. Gantar …Read more
Re Evelyn
Country: AustraliaYear: 1998
Court: Family Court
Citation: (1998) 145 FLR 90; (1998) 23 Fam LR 53; (1998) FLC 92-807; [1998] FamCA 55
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Mental health, Sexual and reproductive health
Human Rights: Right to family life
“Evelyn” was born to Mrs. S as a result of a surrogacy arrangement with Mr. and Mrs. Q. Mr. and Mrs. Q and Mr. and Mrs. S had been close friends for some years and had shared several joint holidays. Mrs. Q had discussed her infertility with Mrs. S and after much deliberation, Mrs. S …Read more
R v. Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, ex parte Blood
Country: United KingdomYear: 1997
Court: Court of Appeal, Civil Division
Citation: [1997] 2 All ER 687; [1997] 2 WLR 806; [1999] Fam 151
Health Topics: Health care and health services, Health systems and financing, Informed consent, Sexual and reproductive health
Human Rights: Right to bodily integrity, Right to family life, Right to health
Mr. and Mrs. Blood were married and attempting to have a family. Unfortunately, Mr. Blood contracted meningitis and went into a coma prior to any conception, so Mrs. Blood requested that doctors take sperm by electro-ejaculation while Mr. Blood was in the coma. The doctors took two different samples, and Mr. Blood passed away soon …Read more
Kobe ter Neuzen v. Korn
Country: CanadaYear: 1995
Court: Supreme Court
Citation: [1995] 3 S.C.R. 674, [1995] S.C.J. No. 79
Health Topics: HIV/AIDS, Infectious diseases, Medical malpractice, Sexual and reproductive health
The plaintiff was infected with HIV through an artificial insemination (“AI”) procedure performed by the defendant physician in 1985, before the various methods of HIV transmission were widely known. The physician performed 35 AI procedures on the plaintiff between 1981 and January 1985. The physician did not warn the plaintiff about the possibility of HIV …Read more
Case 94-343/344 DC
Country: FranceYear: 1994
Court: Conseil constitutionnel [Constitutional Council]
Citation: C. C., n°94-343/344 DC, 27 July 1994
Health Topics: Health care and health services, Sexual and reproductive health
Human Rights: Freedom from discrimination, Right to bodily integrity, Right to family life, Right to life, Rights to the benefits of culture
The Speaker of the National Assembly and sixty-eight deputies lodged a constitutional challenge in the Conseil Constitutionnel against several controversial provisions in the field of reproductive health. These were articles 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14 of law n°75-17, Loi relative au respect du corps humain et loi relative au don et à l’utilisation des …Read more