Who does a frozen embryo belong to?
| 13:53 UK time, Tuesday, 10 April 2007
This is Jo, sitting in for Ros again. We’ve got lots of ideas floating around today – these are the ones that made the cut.
1. SHOULD A WOMAN BE ABLE TO IMPLANT A FERTILIZED EMBRYO IF HER EX SAYS NO?
It’s Natallie Evans’ only hope of having a child of her own. She had her embryos frozen and fertilised because of cancer, and is now infertile. Her partner at the time gave his permission for her to implant the embryos. Now they’ve split up and he has withdrawn his consent. The court of appeal at the European Court of Human Rights rules at 1330GMT.
So – what do you think? Is it Natallie’s right to have the embryos implanted? Or should her ex have an equal say in what happens to them?
Post on the blog: www.bbcnews.com/worldhaveyoursay
2. DARFUR – BIG TROUBLE ON THE BORDER
Sudan says Chadian forces made an incursion across the border. Chad denies it, but there have been repeated raids by Sudanese militia into Chad in recent months. We’re trying to find out what really happened. And we’re hoping to hear from people on both sides of the border. And, of course, any of you who have an opinion to share.
In another development, the South African president, Thabo Mbeki, is going to Sudan to try to persuade the leadership to accept a United Nations force in Darfur.
Where’s all this heading? Is war between Chad and Sudan a real possibility? Who should be doing what to broker peace?
3. HOW DO YOU STOP THE CYBERBULLIES?
It seems school children are getting a little too good at using technology: there’s a real problem, certainly in the UK and in the US (and possibly elsewhere – you tell us), with kids making embarrassing videos of their teachers and posting them on the web for all to see. Today the man in charge of Britain’s education system is appealing to YouTube and the rest to do their bit to stop it.
If you’re a teacher, has it happened to you? Are there any cyberbullies out there who’ll say why they did it? Whose fault is it? And what responsibility do the websites have to ban humiliating material? Or are the rules just different online?
Email: worldhaveyoursay@bbc.co.uk
Also in the running:
The new health minister in Brazil says it’s time to talk again about abortion – treating it as a public health issue, rather than a moral quandary. Is he right?
Speak later.
Jo
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