Fiancée Of Slain Reporter Plans To Create Fatherless Baby Using Sperm Harvested Hours After His Death

The fiancée of slain Florida TV reporter Dylan Lyons hired someone to harvest his sperm hours after his death and plans to use it to manufacture a child in a lab.

A rogue gunman also shot her future husband, a 24-year-old man, while on duty. grieving Casey Fite, along with Lyons’ mother, Beth Lyons, She began to research how she could extract the biological material of her deceased husband and give birth to a child.

“That’s all Dylan talked about is having children with Casey. Their love was inseparable. They even had names picked out. That’s how devoted they were to having children,” Beth recalled Interview for “Good Morning America.”

Fite claimed that Fite called the hospital, and also the medical examiner. Both refused to perform the retrieval. Fite, however, was allowed to examine Lyons’ corpse if she could find a doctor willing and competent in collecting Lyons’ biological matter.

Fite was able to find a urologist willing to perform a postmortem embryo retrieval within 24 hours after Lyons’ passing. This invasive procedure resulted in eight vials containing Lyons’ gametes. They have been frozen to ensure future usage.

Although Fite cannot legally reproduce by harvesting or freezing the biological material of a dead man, Fite has already asked for public assistance. $50,000 To fulfill her dream to have Lyons’ kids next year. She’s already raised nearly $5,000.

“I am devastated he can’t be here for what we always wanted. … Dylan would have been the best dad in the world … any contribution would be appreciated so we can still have our baby as I want to keep my Dylan’s legacy alive,” Fite provided the GoFundMe description.

Children are able to communicate with their parents. natural, non-negotiable right Their father as well as their mother. Fite is embracing assisted reproductive technology which takes away her right to choose what she wants. Children who are intentionally brought to a home with only one parent are not at physical, emotional, and educational disadvantages Fite has a higher commitment to having a child than their peers.

“That’s the type of love we shared, and we didn’t believe that there’s anyone else out there for us,” Fite was concluded.

Planned Orphanhood

The rise of assisted reproductive technologyWhat might we call it? “planned orphanhood” The popularity of this product is increasing all over the world.

Israel permits widows and grandparents of soldiers who have died to obtain postmortem fertilization so their loved ones can still live. While soldiers in the country are often asked beforehand to give consent to sperm extraction if they become incapacitated while serving, this might not stop someone from having access to their gametes. An Israeli court will be holding a 2019 trial. greenlit The use of the sperm from a deceased man for an infertile sibling despite his wishes to have his biological material destroyed.

Sometimes, similar requests are granted by the U.S. courts. You can also find In 2019The parents of West Point cadet Peter Zhu died in a ski accident. A New York judge granted them legal permission to extract their son’s fertile sperm. Zhu was an organ donor and survived for several days. his parents could secure a court order They will be granted legal authority to order the procedure.

Zhu’s case raises ethical and moral questions regarding the legality of taking sperm from an old man in order to make an orphaned baby.

Fite has a right to her fiancé’s sperm.

Florida, the state where Fite is located, does not specify whether genetic material like sperm or DNA can be obtained post-mortem.

Posthumous reproduction advocates say it is best to get consent before the death of the person you wish to reproduce. Lyons could have indicated a desire for a family but clearly he didn’t give written consent to the use of his biological remains postmortem. Fite confesses that she and her fiancé had never heard of the idea of extracting gametes from a deceased man until Lyons died.

“His mom and I were sitting in the kitchen and she believes that it was Dylan sending her a message because she never thought about this before. She never even knew this was a thing that you could do, and neither did I,” Fite not noted.

Fite stated in the same interview that Lyons’ body could be accessed and someone would retrieve it. “complicated,” She did not mention getting a court order, as Zhu’s parents had. She said that it was her doctor who let her proceed with harvesting.

Lyons might have offered Fite his support if he wanted. health-care surrogatePerson who is legally able to make gifts “all or part of a human body to take effect after the donor’s death and to be used for transplantation, therapy, research, or education.” This seems unlikely considering the circumstances surrounding his untimely death. There was no mention made of serious health problems, and Fite is determined to use Lyons’ Sperm for his own personal purposes.

Fite could still be there. only be allowed a say More than an “anatomical gift” If Lyons’ immediate relatives, including siblings and parents, did not wish to have that authority.

Fite was not in control and Lyons didn’t have a will. This means that a probate judge will need to confirm Fite has no will or living spouses and no heirs who will inherit his estate. It can take several weeks for this process to complete. nine monthsThe sperm retrieval took place within the 24-hour period Fite provided.

Florida law states that intestate estates should be owned by the spouse who has died. Fite, who was not Lyons’ spouse at the time of his death, would inherit his estate to his father or mother. Florida does not have any laws that allow unmarried couples to own property in their marriage. “equally.”

It is possible that Lyons’ mother accepted legal control over Lyons body and consented to Fite’s will when Lyons was seeking his biological matter. The Ethics Committee of American Society for Reproductive Medicine would not allow the doctor to harvest the sperm. says Without the consent of the parents, requests for posthumous retrieval should be turned down.

Even if Fite was legally correct, the outcome of this case is still a win-win situation. no medical institution She was forced to comply with her request. Studies show Major academic medical centers do not have an ethical, legal or moral framework to determine whether they should use the gametes from a person who has died. In 2017, researchers only found 11 policies that allowed posthumous retrieval of sperm.

Fite may not consider any children he might have with Lyons’ frozen embryos his heirs. Florida Statute 742.17 Says a child who is conceived using the gametes from a deceased person “died before the transfer of their eggs, sperm, or preembryos to a woman’s body shall not be eligible for a claim against the decedent’s estate unless the child has been provided for by the decedent’s will.”

Jordan Boyd is an editor at The Federalist, and the co-producer for The Federalist Radio Hour. She has been published in The Daily Wire and Fox News. Jordan received her degree from Baylor University, where she studied journalism and political science. Follow Jordanboydtx @jordanboydtx.