From Death to Life: Ethical Issues in Postmortem Sperm Retrieval as a Source of New Life

This paper examines and critiques the ethical issues in postmortem sperm retrieval and the use of postmortem sperm to create new life. The article was occasioned by the recent request of the parents of a West Point cadet who died in a skiing accident at the Academy to retrieve and use his sperm to h...

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Autori: Cummings, Brian M. (Autore) ; Paris, John J. (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Cambridge Univ. Press 2020
In: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Anno: 2020, Volume: 29, Fascicolo: 3, Pagine: 369-374
Altre parole chiave:B court decision postmortem sperm retrieval
B impregnation using postmortem sperm retrieval
B parental rights over progeny’s reproduction
B postmortem sperm retrieval
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Riepilogo:This paper examines and critiques the ethical issues in postmortem sperm retrieval and the use of postmortem sperm to create new life. The article was occasioned by the recent request of the parents of a West Point cadet who died in a skiing accident at the Academy to retrieve and use his sperm to honor his memory and perpetuate the family name. The request occasioned national media attention. A trial court judge in New York in a two-page order authorized both the retrieval and use of the postmortem sperm.
ISSN:1469-2147
Comprende:Enthalten in: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0963180120000092