Posthumous sperm retrieval involves either testicular biopsy or electrical stimulation to extract the needed sperm (Getty: Science Photo Library - KTSDESIGN)

If your child or partner died, would you use their genetic material to make a baby?

A proposed new law in Israel would allow the parents of soldiers who die at war to retrieve sperm from their deceased sons’ bodies to create  ‘future grandchildren’.

What are the ethical considerations at play? And could this happen here?

Guests:

Professor Gil Siegal, Director of the Centre for Health Law and Bioethics at Kiryat Ono College in Israel

Professor Cameron Stewart, professor of health, law and ethics at the University of Sydney

Professor Catherine Mills, Director of the Monash Bioethics Centre

Listen to the episode on Life Matters.