The Kerala High Court has granted interim permission to extract and cryopreserve the gametes of a person who has been declared brain-dead and is on ventilator support after his wife approached the court with a demand and was considering the possibility of having a biological child in the future.
In a preliminary order, Justice MB Snehalatha allowed it and avail the services of a recognized assisted reproduction (ART) clinic. The wife stated in her lawsuit that her husband is unable to provide written and informed consent to the performance. Any delay in carrying out the procedure could jeopardize the possibility of paternity.
The court added that apart from the extraction and preservation of gametes, no further procedure under the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act shall be carried out without the permission of the court. The matter was posted for hearing on April 7.
Published – 16 March 2026 20:15 IST
