Men as Sperm Donors v. C4M

warble writes "This article, A father's role is more than just conceiving a child, presents an interesting and very important variation of the C4M argument. Here a woman is found to have cancer and has some of her eggs harvested. Then she has them fertilized and frozen using the sperm of her lover. In this case the eggs are external to the woman's body so she must share a bilateral choice with the man. Not surprisingly, after the break-up, the man wants the embryos destroyed as a matter of his personal choice. Yet the woman is arguing that she should be considered to be continuously pregnant because she cannot conceive naturally. If this woman wins this legal battle, it will have profound implications in the C4M arena. Clearly, a man must be considered more than a sperm donor in this context and given the right to have a choice over his body. If the woman is granted the right to destroy the man's choice, he may potentially loose his right to be free from burdensome child support obligations. We need to be following this case very closely due to the implications in C4M right. Any ruling from this case will have a major influence on future C4M issues."

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