The applicant alleged, in particular, that the ban under section 13 of Law no. 40 of 19 February 2004 on donating to scientific research embryos conceived through medically assisted reproduction was incompatible with her right to respect for her private life and her right to the peaceful enjoyment of her possessions guaranteed under Article 8 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention respectively. She also complained of a violation of freedom of expression guaranteed under Article 10 of the Convention, of which scientific research was, in her submission, a fundamental aspect.
Held: There was not breach of Article 8.
Dean Spielmann, P
46470/11 – Grand Chamber Judgment, [2015] ECHR 755
Bailii
European Convention on Human Rights 8
Human Rights, Health
Updated: 03 January 2022; Ref: scu.552056