A 62-year-old Western Australian woman has been granted the right to collect her late husband’s sperm by the Supreme Court.
After the deaths of their first two children, the couple often talked about wanting to have another one, the woman said during the court hearing. Because she was no longer fertile herself, her cousin in the Philippines offered to carry the child. WA News reports this.
The woman’s statement was of crucial importance to the responsible judge because it could be assumed that the man would not have objected to the deportation, the judge said in her reasons for the judgment. But despite the positive ruling, the woman cannot use the sperm for fertilization – at least not in Western Australia, where posthumous insemination is banned.
Not only a legal question, but also an ethical question
In order to use the sperm, it would have to be transferred to another state where it is allowed. But any such transfer must obtain approval from the Reproductive Technology Council of Western Australia.
This would include looking at the 62-year-old’s social network, among other factors, to check whether it could provide her with sufficient support, Roger Hart, professor of reproductive medicine at the University of Western Australia, explained in an interview with “WA News”. .
In such a case, the decision is not only legal, but also ethical in nature, continues Professor Hart. While it is medically possible to use the deceased’s sperm for fertilization, one must also consider what it would mean if a child were to grow up without its father – especially since the child will not get to know its biological mother due to the egg donation required. would.
It should also be remembered that when using sperm from older men there is always a risk that the child will develop a genetic defect. All this would be discussed intensively with the 62-year-old in the coming days and weeks.
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