A judge who allowed a specialist to extract sperm from a dying 46-year-old man whose wife had been undergoing fertility treatment has said her decision was in line with his 'hopes and dreams'.
Mrs Justice Gwynneth Knowles gave her approval at a hearing in the Court of Protection, where judges consider issues relating to people who lack the mental capacity to make decisions, in London in July.
She has now outlined her reasoning in a written ruling published on a legal website.
Lawyers representing the man's wife had made an urgent application after he suffered a sudden and traumatic brain injury.
Mrs Justice Gwynneth Knowles gave her approval at a hearing in the Court of Protection
Mrs Justice Knowles, who also oversees cases in the Family Division of the High Court, gave the woman permission to have her husband's sperm 'retrieved and stored'.
She was told that the man, who died shortly after the hearing, had suffered brain damage and was unable to make decisions for himself.
The judge heard that the couple, who had been married for nearly four years, had a two-year-old son and wanted a second child.
They had been taking part in a fertility treatment programme when the man suffered the injury.
She said no-one involved could be identified.
'The couple had always wanted a brother or sister for their son and tried for a further pregnancy as quickly as they could after his birth,' says Mrs Justice Knowles in her ruling.
The Court of Protection at Archway Tower, Archway, north London
'Unfortunately, they were unable to conceive naturally.'
She adds: 'It seems to me that (the man) would have chosen to allow clinicians to retrieve his sperm so that it might be stored and then used after his death so that his little boy might be able to have a brother or sister.
'That choice was entirely consistent with the evidence before me and consistent with what I had learned about (his) hopes and dreams for a family life with (his wife) and children of their own.
'I was also satisfied that (he) had contemplated what might happen if he died and that family life might not include him in person but might, however, include a child conceived by (his widow) after his death using his sperm.
'Standing back and applying the law to the facts of this case, I am in no doubt that the decisions I have taken on (the man's) behalf were in his best interests even though his death was imminent.'
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