Woman asks to carry dead sister's baby

[The Straight Story]

Woman asks to carry dead sister's baby

A woman in Sweden has asked health officials for permission to have a baby for her dead sister, who bequeathed the woman her unfertilized eggs and indicated that her surviving sister's pregnancy would fulfill her "deepest wish".

While the will of the now-deceased sister requests a handover of the eggs, surrogate motherhood is outlawed in Sweden. As a result, the would-be mother decided to appeal to Sweden's National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) to see if it would allow an exception.

"When, together with my parents, we buried our dear sister/daughter, we had one heartfelt wish - that I could carry my sister's baby and thereby keep her genetic heritage for posterity," the woman wrote to the Board, according to the Dagens Medicin newspaper.

The deceased woman's will states:

"I pass over all the ownership rights of these functioning eggs to my sister. It is my deepest wish that they will be used for invitro fertilization after my death," according to the paper.

http://www.thelocal.se/46842/20130320/#.UUoKGTei2So

[MineralMan]

1. I can see no reason why she should not.

If she chooses to do so, I hope it is successful.

[monmouth3]

2. Me too, that would be wonderful...n/t

[catnhatnh]

3. Ummm...what killed this women of child-bearing age?

Because she appears to have planned to die young and I wonder about the genetics of the eggs....

[karynnj]

4. I doubt she "planned to die young".

It could easily have been a disease or some accident that did not kill her immediately. The sister and the rest of the family know far more than this story tells -- and they are the ones asking for this.

[talkingmime]

5. Why is this a problem? Just let her do it.

[HappyMe]

6. If it's what the living sister wants to do - okay.

Personally, I would be peeved that my sister left me eggs and I now have to have a baby.

What is so special about her 'genetic heritage'?

[liberal_at_heart]

7. She should be allowed to do this.

[Blue_Tires]

8. ewww... squick alert...