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16.6 CASE DISCUSSION
Case 1
An infertile couple was in the midst of an IVF procedure when the husband died soon after his semen was frozen. The wife wanted to obtain the semen and have a baby by a surrogate mother. A former wife also wanted the semen because she had a girl with leukemia who needed a compatible bone marrow donor, preferably a sister.
Hint: paternity outside wedlock is not permitted.
Case 2
A recently married woman continued taking oral contraceptives prescribed for menstrual irregularities. Her husband wanted his wife to discontinue her contraception because he wanted to start a family immediately, but the wife refused.
Hint: mutual consent required for contraception.
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