New Delhi, April 16 -- The Delhi High Court permitted the extraction and cryopreservation of sperm of an Indian Army soldier in a persistent vegetative state, holding that his prior consent to undergo IVF treatment with his wife amounted to valid consent under the law. Citing "Srimad Bhagavatam", a bench of justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, in a verdict released on Wednesday, observed that the right to reproductive autonomy is a fundamental right and that the law- Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021-must be interpreted in a manner that advances, rather than restricts, this right. "Section 22 of the ART Act, thus, provides the mere procedure to address the broader, more fundamental problem, which is being faced by the ci...