Chinese woman sues over reproduction rights

sue: ～を相手取って（賠償）訴訟を起こす。

例）sue ~ over patents: 特許をめぐって～を訴える

 A 31-year-old unmarried Chinese woman filed a suit against a hospital in Beijing on Dec. 23 for rejecting her request to undergo a medical procedure to freeze her eggs due to her marital status.

file a suit: 告訴する。訴訟を起こす。

marital status: 配偶者の有無

　黒竜江のTeresa Xuによるこの訴訟は、reproductive rights (生殖の権利)を勝ち取ろうとする女性による中国初の法的な申し立てとなる。

 According to China's laws on human assisted reproduction, only married couples can use such health services, and they must be able to prove their marital status by showing a marrige license.

must be able to: ～できなければならない、～が可能でなければならない。