The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that a woman who impregnated herself with a friend’s sperm has no right to prevent him from exercising his legal rights as the child’s father.
Since the woman took matters into her own hands with the assistance of a turkey baster and did not utilize “medical technology” as required by a Virginia Code provision that bars sperm donors from seeking custodial rights, her friend is entitled to enforce his full legal rights as the child’s biological father.
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The Court’s full opinion can be read here: http://www.courts.state.va.us/opinions/opncavwp/1250143.pdf
