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R v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex p Mellor | 
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| Issue:  | 
Whether the Secretary of State could refuse a prisoner’s request to provide a sample of semen at his expense for the purpose of artificially inseminating his wife. | 
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| Court:  | 
Administrative Court | 
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| Reference:    | 
CO/561/99 | 
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| Neutral Citation:    | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
Forbes J | 
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| Date:  | 
31 July 2000 |