The court observed that the petitioner and her husband had volunteered for the IVF treatment, and there was no material on record or any indication to show that the husband had not consented.
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The Delhi High Court has permitted the continuation of IVF (in vitro fertilisation) procedure for an Indian Army soldier, who is in a persistent vegetative state with no foreseeable scope of neurological recovery in the near future.
Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, in the order passed on April 13, 2026, said the soldier’s earlier consent, which was given when he started the IVF procedure, was sufficient even at this stage, and the consent of the wife would be treated as valid consent on his behalf for the purposes of the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act.
Published – April 15, 2026 09:28 pm IST