{"id":19780,"date":"2021-09-05T21:24:59","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T01:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=19780"},"modified":"2021-09-05T21:24:59","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T01:24:59","slug":"frozen-eggs-and-sperm-to-get-55-year-storage-limit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2021\/09\/05\/frozen-eggs-and-sperm-to-get-55-year-storage-limit\/","title":{"rendered":"Frozen eggs and sperm to get 55-year storage limit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Storage limits for eggs, sperm and embryos will go up to 55 years under government plans that ministers say will give people greater choice over when to start a family.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Health Secretary Sajid Javid said the current limit of 10 years was “severely restrictive.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Modern freezing techniques mean eggs can be stored indefinitely without deterioration, research from the Royal College of Obstetricians has suggested.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The plans need parliamentary approval.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Department for Health said there would be extra conditions around third party donors and use of a person’s frozen cells after they have died.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Currently, when the 10 years is up, prospective parents must decide whether to undergo fertility treatment or have the cells destroyed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Under the new system, they would be given the option to keep or dispose of the frozen cells or embryos at 10-year intervals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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