In Ukraine, the parents of the deceased husband are suing the daughter-in-law because they want grandchildren
The trial has been going on for over a year now and the medical community is waiting for a decision.
In Ukraine, there are ongoing lawsuits over embryos that were created thanks to reproductive technologies. After the death of the son, the father began to demand grandchildren from the daughter-in-law, and when she refused, they wanted to take the genetic material.
This is reported in TSN.
Anastasia and Oleksandr Kuzmenky were married for 5 years. They dreamed of children, but had to turn to reproductive specialists for help, they had 6 frozen embryos. Alexander fell ill and died suddenly. Shortly after the death, the mother-in-law pressured the daughter-in-law to give birth to grandchildren through embryo transfer. However, Anastasia refused.
Volodymyr and Tetyana Kuzmenka sued their daughter-in-law. They want to procreate, so they apply for…