Egg freezing in prison is now before the High Court of Australia — a landmark human rights case that could reshape prisoners' access to assisted reproductive technology.
Stephen Page, fertility lawyer and accredited family law specialist at Page Provan explains.
In this video:
Why Rachel Smith, serving a 10-year sentence, sought permission to freeze her eggs before age affects her egg quality
How the Corrective Services Act's ban on assisted reproductive technology for prisoners led to her case being dismissed by the Supreme Court and the Queensland Court of Appeal
Why the High Court of Australia has now granted special leave to appeal and ordered the case be expedited
How international courts — including the European Court of Human Rights (Dickson v United Kingdom) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Artavia Murillo v Costa Rica) — have recognised access to IVF and surrogacy as a fundamental human right
What the outcome could mean for how Australia balances human rights with restrictions on prisoners
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