Also read- Delhi HC seeks Govt's response on woman's plea for IVF of frozen embryoThe petition argued that the "blanket prohibition" on frozen embryo adoption, even when altruistic, voluntary, and consensual, resulted in unequal and discriminatory treatment between similarly placed infertile couples. The doctor contended that the statutory ban on frozen embryo adoption violates Article 14 (Right to Equality) and Article 21 (Right to Life and Personal Liberty) of the Constitution. The petition argued that embryo adoption was conceptually indistinguishable from child adoption, and to prohibit embryo adoption while permitting child adoption created an unreasonable and manifestly arbitrary classification based solely on developmental stage, in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution. He further said that the ban raises serious constitutional concerns, as millions of infertile couples in India are being denied access to embryo adoption. According to the plea, embryo adoption is a medically accepted, scientifically proven, and ethically recognised option for having a child.