A man who is separated from his wife has told the High Court he does not want to give consent for embryos frozen at a clinic since 2002 to be implanted into his wife's womb.
The man said he and his wife had decided to undergo IVF treatment in 2002.
By that time they had a son, and did not want him to be an only child, the man told the court.
The man said he signed a form at the Dublin clinic agreeing he would be the father of any children born as a result of the IVF treatment.
Six healthy embryos were harvested and three of them were implanted in his wife's womb. She subsequently gave birth to a baby girl.
The other three embryos are still at the clinic.
The man said in court today that when he and his wife contacted the clinic, they had decided to have 'one more go' at having a second child.
He was also aware of the possibility of multiple births.
He said he understood the three embryos that were frozen might be used if implantation with the first three embryos was unsuccessful.
He said he and his wife have since separated and he does not want to be the father of any more children.
'I have a right to say no. It is my human right,' he said.
He told the court that he believed the embryos should be donated anonymously for adoption.
Earlier the woman concluded her evidence saying 'these embryos constituted human life, I treat them as our children'.
'That is how our daughter came into the world,' she said.
She said her husband, from whom she is now separated, would be the father of any children born if the remaining embryos were implanted in her.
'His genetic make-up is in the embryos - he is their father,' she said.
