LONDON, Dec 20 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In the latest innovation from the world of reproductive technology, a British couple is fighting for the right to create a grandchild for themselves using the sperm from their dead son.
After the death of Lance Smith, 36, last year, a fertility clinic extracted sperm from his body for the in-vitro fertilization of his girlfriend of 10 years. The woman declined the treatment so Lance’s parents, Natasha and Barry Smith, from Droitwich asked for the sperm to be released to them. Britain’s Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority said that the sperm could not be released to the parents since such a move was not authorized by Lance. The Smiths are now taking the fertility clinic to court to fight for their son’s sperm.
With files from Canoe.com.