Parents likely to block girlfriend’s attempt to access sperm from dead son

Testes of dead man legally removed and stored, but partner of deceased will need to apply through Australian court for permission to access and use sperm

The parents of a man who died unexpectedly are likely to object to any application by his partner to use his sperm for IVF because the pair had only been dating for about seven months, a lawyer involved in the case says.

Last month an Australian court ordered that the testes of the dead man, Tony Deane, be removed and stored in case his partner, Leith Patteson, decided to use the sperm for IVF treatment to have a baby.