[size=12pt]A woman has begun a legal bid to prevent her dead husband's frozen sperm from being destroyed.[/size]
Beth Warren, 28, has been told by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA)
that the sperm cannot be stored beyond April.
Her husband, Warren Brewer, a ski instructor, died of a brain tumour at the age of 32
in February 2012.ย
In her legal submission Mrs Warren said:
"I am aware that I may in decide not the use the stored samples in the event that
I meet someone in the future and choose to have a family with him."
In a statement the fertility regulator said:
"The HFEA has every sympathy with Mrs Warren and the tragic circumstance
in which she finds herself.
"However, the law on the storage of gametes is clear and the HFEA has no discretion to extend
the storage period beyond that to which her husband gave written consent."
His sperm was stored before treatment, and he made it clear his wife :
should be allowed to use it posthumously.
The case will renew the debate over the ethics of posthumous conception.
Chin and kwami will go to the Law Library and bring us cases precedent :
example : the 1997 Dianne Blood court ruling !
Meseret , Rani and Belle will also provide us with some female viewpoints !
Snoopster will review their submission and report back to meย ::LOL::
My female viewpoint is "what the hell is she waiting for?" ...
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