Western Australia’s Supreme Court recently allowed a 62-year-old woman to collect her late husband’s sperm after convincing a judge the couple had planned to have a child before he died.
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- Why did the woman want her deceased husband’s sperm?
- Who is the woman who fought the legal battle?
- When did the court approve your request?
Why did the woman want her deceased husband’s sperm?
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According to court documents revealed Wednesday, the couple began considering having another child after their 31-year-old son died in a car accident in 2019. Their 29-year-old daughter had drowned on a fishing trip six years earlier.
After these tragic events, the couple began investigating whether the 61-year-old husband’s sperm could be used to fertilize a surrogate mother.
Who is the woman who fought the legal battle?
After the man died at home on December 17, his wife, who cannot be named for legal reasons, requested that his sperm be collected and stored in the hospital morgue.
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According to legal documents, the hospital dragged its feet, prompting the woman to seek an urgent order in the Supreme Court of Western Australia. She did so because reproductive tissue reportedly needs to be removed one to two days after death.
When did the court approve your request?
Judge Fiona Seaward decided that the sperm could be recovered and stored, but that further court approvals would be needed before it could be used for fertilization. The order was issued on December 21, but was only recently made public.
Strange as it may be, sperm from deceased lovers is not unheard of in Australia. In June 2023, an Australian woman was granted permission to extract sperm from her 29-year-old husband, who reportedly died after cutting an artery with a broken window glass.
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Source: vtt.edu.vn