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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Natalie Crockett

Judge blocks parents’ bid to use dying son’s sperm to father a child

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The parents of a dying man have failed in their court bid to collect and store his sperm to allow his girlfriend to have his child.

The 22-year-old student, who cannot be named, collapsed suddenly while playing sport and was unconscious in intensive care after suffering a stroke when his parents made the application to the Court of Protection.

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