Heartbroken parents of dead US soldier given permission to recover sperm from his body to use to have children
THE heartbroken parents of a dead US soldier, 21, have received the go-ahead to recover sperm from his body so they can have grandchildren.
The cadet suffered fatal injuries while skiing on February 23, and was found unresponsive by a fellow skier. We are desperate to have a small piece of Peter that might live on and continue to spread the joy and happiness that Peter bought to all of our lives.The Zhus asked a state court judge on Friday for permission to recover their son's sperm before his organs were removed for donation later that day at Westchester Medical Centre.
The Zhus' attorney, Joe Williams, declined to comment on the court case, saying the case remains pending.But he said: "As you would expect, it is a very bittersweet result for the family and, out of respect for their privacy, we cannot discuss further at this time." The first documented post-mortem sperm removal was reported in 1980 and the first baby conceived using the procedure was born in 1999, according to medical journals.Such requests by parents are rare, but not unheard of.His mum, Missy Evans of Bedford, Texas, got permission from a probate judge to have her son's sperm extracted by a urologist, with the intention of hiring a surrogate mother to bear her a grandchild.
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