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21. What is next, cloning?

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Tue May 21, 2019, 01:18 PM

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Parents of dead West Point cadet can use his sperm to produce a child, judge rules [View all] brooklynite May 2019 OP

Ick. n/t rzemanfl May 2019 #1

Couldn't have said it better myself. Dave Starsky May 2019 #36

No, "We need a rzemanfl May 2019 #51

"Then suck twice as much sperm out of his balls!" Dave Starsky May 2019 #54

Welcome to legitimate future possibilities lunatica May 2019 #45

Without transplants we would not have Dick Cheney. Sometimes a good rzemanfl May 2019 #50

Yes! Of course! lunatica May 2019 #53

Dick Cheney's heart was engineered from the stems cells LuvLoogie May 2019 #79

Gives new meaning to "laid to rest." nt Gore1FL May 2019 #56

Oh my....n/t rzemanfl May 2019 #60

Not that I'd ever entertain doing something like this Blue_Tires May 2019 #71

What happens if the sperm produces a daughter? Demit May 2019 #2

They could try again... (n/t) thesquanderer May 2019 #7

And what, put the granddaughter up on eBay? Demit May 2019 #8

True, but that's nothing specific to this situation. thesquanderer May 2019 #10

Grandparents trying until they get a (grand)son is very new. Demit May 2019 #11

If they do IVF, they could screen the embryos to select a male embryo. LisaL May 2019 #38

They don't have to keep trying. LisaL May 2019 #39

Abort and try again? Jose Garcia May 2019 #28

Science has probably advanced to know what the sex will be lunatica May 2019 #46

"Probably"? Sex selection is easy in the right hands. Some genetic diseases are sex-linked... Hekate May 2019 #65

Exactly. Sex selection is being done in fertility clinics day in and day out. LisaL May 2019 #75

They can use only male sperm. madaboutharry May 2019 #101

Are they going to hire someone to carry and birth their grandchildren? IronLionZion May 2019 #3

It's called a surrogate mother, and that's their plan jmowreader May 2019 #19

Someone has to provide an egg IronLionZion May 2019 #23

There are couples in the US who recruit college girls to sell them their eggs... Hekate May 2019 #66

They sure as hell wouldn't be the first to hire a surrogate. LisaL May 2019 #35

Do you mean surrogate mothers? lunatica May 2019 #47

and egg donors, apparently IronLionZion May 2019 #61

I guess I should have a problem with it Polly Hennessey May 2019 #4

I don't think I agree with the court on this. Quackers May 2019 #5

You mentioned he was an adult RhodeIslandOne May 2019 #6

How do any parents of a 21 year old have rights to his sperm? JudyM May 2019 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby May 2019 #20

Females Don't Count. Delmette2.0 May 2019 #26

I wonder how many screenplays are in the works on this. Paladin May 2019 #9

I will. lunatica May 2019 #48

I'm guessing he was in that Arizona Nursing Home... Mazeltov Cocktail May 2019 #13

I'm a fool to do your dirty work... oh yeah... waddirum May 2019 #31

I see a custody battle at some future point between the surrogate mother and grandparents. in2herbs May 2019 #14

Worse, RobinA May 2019 #17

The person chosen as surrogate usually required to already have children to LisaL May 2019 #37

Yes, and it will set a Court precedent. lunatica May 2019 #49

Yeah, No RobinA May 2019 #15

Power of Attorney wouldn't come into play in this instance. Totally Tunsie May 2019 #67

No, the MOTHER is not a surrogate Boomer May 2019 #16

True, That RobinA May 2019 #18

They could use eggs from a donor, their dead son's sperm, and implant embryos into LisaL May 2019 #33

Legally, this would be the preferred method. ManiacJoe May 2019 #70

Exactly. LisaL May 2019 #73

What is next, cloning? BigmanPigman May 2019 #21

Almost certainly. So what? MicaelS May 2019 #74

I think the hospital procedure to collect sperm was unethical. Mosby May 2019 #22

+1 SunSeeker May 2019 #24

Parents are next of kin if there is no spouse. LisaL May 2019 #34

Sure, but what they did was not medically necessary. Mosby May 2019 #40

Organ donation is not medically necessary for the patient, yet people would have no issue LisaL May 2019 #42

Parents obtained the court order to collect sperm. LisaL May 2019 #43

This is wrong on so many levels. SunSeeker May 2019 #25

This is creepy and seems disrespectful of the person who was in a coma & then died. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #27

If you understand the cultural importance of family in China, this is not surprising. Coventina May 2019 #29

Confucius's family has also been keeping track of their ancestry for 2500 years ansible May 2019 #62

on the surface it's way creepy PupCamo May 2019 #30

There are mortuary workers who have sex with their "clients". Dave Starsky May 2019 #44

having sex with corpses is illegal PupCamo May 2019 #55

Well, thank you for that! That's good to know.. Dave Starsky May 2019 #59

my pleasure PupCamo May 2019 #69

But that could lead to an interesting discussion about why one is illegal and the other is not Sapient Donkey May 2019 #95

I'm from West Virginia PupCamo May 2019 #98

Necrophilia is never having to say you're sorry. nt Gore1FL May 2019 #57

I don't have a problem with this. LisaL May 2019 #32

+1 dhol82 May 2019 #52

'They don't want his story to end': Efforts to save the sperm of the deceased come with heartache an Mosby May 2019 #41

Do Not Have a Problem With This erpowers May 2019 #58

The last paragraph makes it poignantly clear why his parents want this: China's "one child" policy Hekate May 2019 #63

What a bizarre number of people here have zero idea about reproductive technology... Hekate May 2019 #64

Parents of a Deceased Person RobinA May 2019 #68

I think the point the poster was making that a lot of posters here don't seem to have a clue about LisaL May 2019 #72

In addition, there have already been court battles over frozen sperm and zygotes... Hekate May 2019 #78

I Have No Sympathy RobinA May 2019 #81

People who have zygotes frozen have a hard time letting go of them when they finally have kids... Hekate May 2019 #83

If A Man RobinA May 2019 #91

It Doesn't Hurt Him, RobinA May 2019 #80

That's the same logic that anti-choice people are using. Somehow a woman LisaL May 2019 #87

I Explained My Issue Above RobinA May 2019 #90

Are we NOT the party of reproductive freedom? MicaelS May 2019 #76

This Is NOT RobinA May 2019 #82

The man is dead. MicaelS May 2019 #85

Oh Lord! RobinA May 2019 #89

So when relatives consent to organ donation for their diseased loved one, that's immoral? LisaL May 2019 #93

No RobinA May 2019 #99

Creepy.. whathehell May 2019 #77

If the "surrogate" is using her own eggs, then she is the mother. StevieM May 2019 #84

People are using surrogates day in and day out nowdays. LisaL May 2019 #86

In most cases, yes. StevieM May 2019 #88

I Oppose It RobinA May 2019 #92

Ehnn, no written documentation saying he wanted this happen... Sapient Donkey May 2019 #94

Most 20 year old who die accidentally wouldn't have any such written documentation. LisaL May 2019 #97

That raises some interesting questions, for sure. Captain Stern May 2019 #96

Since It Was RobinA May 2019 #100

Of course any precedent set in court would be all of our business. Captain Stern May 2019 #103

dis·gust·ing ! stonecutter357 May 2019 #102