14-year-old girl who died of cancer wins right to be cryogenically frozen

Judge backs UK mother in allowing body of teenage daughter, who died of cancer, to be preserved in US - a process her estranged father opposed

A 14-year-old girl who said before dying of cancer that she wanted a chance to live longer has been allowed by the high court to have her body cryogenically frozen in the hope that she can be brought back to life at a later time.

The court ruled that the teenager's mother, who supported the girl's wish to be cryogenically preserved, should be the only person allowed to make decisions about the disposal of her body. Her estranged father had initially opposed her wishes.