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

Thu May 23, 2019, 06:05 PM

May 2019

reproductive technology that exists today to make it all possible.
As for son being dead, since he is dead, then presumably he isn't able to care about boundaries.
It's not like he is going to be asked to pay child support for the child that he didn't want to have. And as far as we know, he actually did want to have children, so parents in fact are following his wishes.
So how could having a child possibly hurt him?

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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