Life and death.Can children produced by using frozen sperm or embryos after a parent has died claim an inheritance, life insurance or Social Security? That's a question some lawmakers are looking at as more sophisticated reproductive technology Reproductive technology is a term for all current and anticipated uses of technology in human and animal reproduction, including assisted reproductive technology, contraception and others. opens up a whole new world. A large amount of genetic material, donated by men suffering from cancer or heading off to war, is now being deposited in cryogenic cryogenic /cry·o·gen·ic/ (-jen´ik) producing low temperatures. cry·o·gen·ic adj. 1. Relating to or producing low temperatures. 2. storage banks for future use. Healthy sperm can even be extracted after a man's death, frozen for years then used to conceive a child. Right now, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Massachusetts Florida is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 676 at the 2000 census. , Texas, Virginia and Washington prohibit deceased sperm and egg donors An egg donor is a woman who provides usually several eggs (ova, oocytes) for another person or couple who want to have a child. Egg donation involves the process of in vitro fertilization as the eggs are fertilized in the laboratory. from being recognized as parents, unless the donor consented in writing before his or her death. And California is looking at a bill that would grant inheritance rights to children who are conceived within one year after a parent has died. |
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