| Woman wants dead fiancé's baby: who owns a dead man's sperm. | |
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PMID: 15289530 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The Brisbane Supreme Court has denied an Australian woman's request to harvest and freeze her dead fiancé's sperm for future impregnation. After she was denied access to the sperm, the woman learnt that her fiancé may have been a sperm donor and she began checking to find out if his sperm was still available. Given what we know, there is a good ethical argument that the woman should have access to the sperm and should be allowed to have her dead fiancé's child. Another aspect of this case is that it illustrates the way in which ethics, law, and personal opinion can differ. |
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Authors:
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M Spriggs |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of medical ethics Volume: 30 ISSN: 0306-6800 ISO Abbreviation: J Med Ethics Publication Date: 2004 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-08-03 Completed Date: 2004-11-15 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7513619 Medline TA: J Med Ethics Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 384-5; discussion 385 Citation Subset: E; IM |
Affiliation:
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Ethics Unit, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, RCH, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia. merle.spriggs@mcri.edu.au |
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Female Humans Insemination, Artificial / ethics Male Motivation Posthumous Conception / ethics*, legislation & jurisprudence Presumed Consent / ethics Queensland Reproductive Behavior / ethics Spermatozoa* Spouses / psychology* Tissue Donors / ethics, legislation & jurisprudence Tissue and Organ Harvesting / ethics*, legislation & jurisprudence |
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J Med Ethics. 2004 Aug;30(4):387-8
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15289533
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J Med Ethics. 2004 Aug;30(4):386 [PMID: 15289532 ] |
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