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A court battle between a divorced couple over the future of their frozen embryos began Monday with an attorney for the former husband accusing the woman of using the dispute to get money.
Dr. Mimi Lee, 46, a pianist and part-time anesthesiologist, married Stephen Findley, a wealthy executive, five years ago. Shortly before the wedding, Lee learned she had breast cancer.
Unsure whether the disease would make it impossible for her to have children, the couple went to a fertility center, where Lee's eggs and Findley's sperm created five embryos, now frozen.
Findley filed for divorce two years ago and wants the embryos destroyed. Lee, now infertile, wants to implant the embryos into a surrogate and have a baby. Without the embryos, she will never have a child who shares her genes.
If the embryos are implanted and carry to term, the ex-husband becomes a father without consent. If the embryos are destroyed, the ex-wife is denied the deep need to procreate. The embryos themselves have issues either way. Modern biomedical ethics are complex.
Original Submission
(Score: 2) by Anal Pumpernickel on Thursday July 16 2015, @05:36AM
Does he really think he's going to be responsible for the kids?
Under our insane laws, this may well be the case. Is he going to be protected from having to provide child support if the government decides that he needs to, or if she suddenly decides that she wants it? I don't know, but I can see why someone would be worried about that possibility.
That sperm donor [usatoday.com] case mentioned above is ridiculous, but I don't think it applies in this case. Still, it shows that there may be many laws someone is not aware of, and if they somehow run afoul of them, someone can be stuck paying child support even if no one in the situation wants that to happen.