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Diane Blood
In 1997 Diane Blood won the chance to conceive a child using sperm from her dead husband. The sperm had been removed before he died, but without his written consent while he was in a coma. The ethics of her case were debated across the UK.
Photo: Diane Blood. Credit: Press Association
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