http://fertilityfile.com/2009/04/11/fathering-children-after-death/ The inside view from a reproductive endocrinologist Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:04:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://fertilityfile.com/2009/04/11/fathering-children-after-death/comment-page-1/#comment-5054 Christopher Ganiere Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:11:08 +0000 http://fertilityfile.com/?p=585#comment-5054 Thank you for sharing the story. I believe that children have a right to both a father and a mother and I would discourage anyone from purposely seeking to deprive a child of either. Thank you for sharing the story. I believe that children have a right to both a father and a mother and I would discourage anyone from purposely seeking to deprive a child of either.

]]> http://fertilityfile.com/2009/04/11/fathering-children-after-death/comment-page-1/#comment-4975 Campbell Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:09:42 +0000 http://fertilityfile.com/?p=585#comment-4975 Wow the story you linked to is both strange and sad. I'm surprised that even harvesting the sperm of a dead man is allowed without their consent let alone using it to father a child. I can certainly sympathize with the young man's mother - she wants to have a part of him forever I suppose. If human cloning was allowed people would probably clone their deceased loved ones, but it all seems very creepy. However, I think the case where you helped the surviving wife become pregnant is great - since this was the man's wishes and they were trying to get pregnant even before he fell ill. There are many children born after the death of their fathers and I would say this is similar to that. It's sad for the child but has happened throughout history. Wow the story you linked to is both strange and sad. I’m surprised that even harvesting the sperm of a dead man is allowed without their consent let alone using it to father a child. I can certainly sympathize with the young man’s mother – she wants to have a part of him forever I suppose. If human cloning was allowed people would probably clone their deceased loved ones, but it all seems very creepy. However, I think the case where you helped the surviving wife become pregnant is great – since this was the man’s wishes and they were trying to get pregnant even before he fell ill. There are many children born after the death of their fathers and I would say this is similar to that. It’s sad for the child but has happened throughout history.

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