A recent landmark petition in Scotland from a grieving mother seeking to create her own grandchild using the frozen sperm of her deceased transgender daughter has prompted debate on the creation of posthumous grandchildren. This is an unusual use of assisted reproductive technology, and it raises complicated legal and ethical questions. This article undertakes a comprehensive look at the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (as amended) and whether it can assist grieving parents wishing to create their own biological grandchildren. It will also examine the common law on retrieval and possession of gametes in the specific context of parents, and will highlight the ethical complexities that arise for parents in particular. It will be concluded that the use of assisted reproductive technology for the purposes of creating a grandchild is not currently supported in the UK without the consent of the deceased gamete provider, and any court orders authorising this practice without such consent could be in contravention of the 1990 Act.

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使用辅助生殖技术创造谥孙

一位悲伤的母亲最近在苏格兰提出了一项具有里程碑意义的请愿书，该请愿书试图用她已故变性女儿的冷冻精子来创造自己的孙子，这引发了关于创建死后孙子的争论。这是辅助生殖技术的一种不同寻常的使用，它引发了复杂的法律和伦理问题。本文对 1990 年《人类受精和胚胎学法》（经修订）进行了全面的研究，以及它是否可以帮助那些希望创造自己的亲生孙子的悲痛父母。它还将研究在父母的特定背景下取回和拥有配子的普通法，并将突出特别为父母带来的道德复杂性。