46 Embryo transferred after death of [female spouse, civil partner or intended parent]
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (2008 c 22) | Legislation

46  Embryo transferred after death of [female spouse, civil partner or intended parent]

(1)     If—

(a)     the child has been carried by W as the result of the placing in her of an embryo,

(b)     the embryo was created at a time when W was a party to a civil partnership [with a woman or a marriage with a woman],

(c)     the other party to the civil partnership [or marriage] died before the placing of the embryo in W,

(d)     the other party to the civil partnership [or marriage] consented in writing (and did not withdraw the consent)—

(i)     to the placing of the embryo in W after the death of the other party, and

(ii)     to being treated for the purpose mentioned in subsection (4) as the parent of any resulting child,

(e)     W has elected in writing not later than the end of the period of

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