Australia Queensland - Woman allowed to keep dead man's sperm
Woman allowed to keep dead man's sperm
A QUEENSLAND woman has been granted permission to keep her dead partner's sperm on ice for possible future use.
The woman made the application in the Supreme Court of Queensland last week, the day after her partner died.
His sperm was extracted on the same day the application was made, pending a decision.
In granting the request, Justice John Byrne said there were conflicting decisions about whether sperm gathered under such circumstances could be used for in vitro fertilisation at a later date.
However he said it would be unjust to pre-empt any future decision on the issue.
It's not the first time a court has allowed a woman to extract and preserve their dead partner's sperm.
There was a similar case in Queensland in 2004, and another in Victoria in 2005.
