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Court in Israel allows relatives to freeze dead girl's eggs
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The Family Court of the Israeli city of Kfar Sava has allowed the relatives of a deceased girl to collect and cryopreserve the deceased's eggs, Haaretz writes. According to the publication, this is the first court decision of its kind in Israel.
Hen Aida Ayish, 17, was seriously injured in a traffic accident in late July. On Wednesday, doctors at Kfar Sava Hospital declared her brain dead, after which her relatives gave their consent for her organs to be used for transplantation.
Relatives also demanded that the deceased's eggs be frozen. There is no information on how they will be used in the future. Most likely, the eggs were saved in order to obtain biological children of the deceased with the help of a surrogate mother.
The Kfar Sava court ruling only authorizes the preservation of the deceased's eggs. For their fertilization and implantation, relatives will need to obtain additional permission.
Since 2003, widows of men killed or deceased in combat have been allowed to use their deceased husband's sperm for artificial insemination in Israel. The deceased's parents can use his sperm with the permission of the court.
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