Cryopreservation of human embryos in an in-vitro fertilisation procedure: the need for a legal framework in NIGERIA

Background: The opportunity to completely ‘stop biological time’ using cryopreservation, as it is used in embryo provides for the selection and long-term storage of high-quality preimplantation embryos future usage. While this a beneficial medical procedure, has however posed some legal issues such status an embryo, ownership reproductive autonomy, posthumous reproduction, surrogacy, required period embryos. ethical debate been around what do with surplus frozen human embryos, donation, adoption, destruction aim research assess need framework regarding cryopreservation embryos. Methods: objectives are examine analyze implications process in-vitro fertilization procedure identify shortcomings 2016 Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill. This adopts doctrinal method research, both primary secondary sources information. include legislation, international instruments case laws; textbooks journal articles. approach was employed describe analyse relating Nigeria, focused on analysis principles available Nigeria relation Results: study finds that there no laws assisted technology regulating in-vitro fertilisation Nigeria. concludes lack major issue left without direction. Conclusions: work recommends ART review Bill 2016.