Posthumous semen retrieval refers to collecting sperm from the donor’s body after he passed away, as a means of utilizing it in reproduction processes (Williams, 2012; Young, 2013; Hans & Yelland, 2013). Also called postmortem sperm retrieval, the process of retracting sperm from a deceased body, without prior written consent of the deceased implies ethical considerations, because it generates dilemmas on whether the death person would have approved to reproduction, the birth and development of a child without his presence. Other ethical aspects of similar significance are involved in the posthumous semen retrieval, such as the respect for the Continue reading...