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Ex-Husband Wins In Court, Prevents Wife From Using Frozen Embryos

Ashe Schow
Ex-Husband Wins In Court, Prevents Wife From Using Frozen Embryos
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A woman in Arizona has been barred from using frozen embryos she produced with her ex-husband to get pregnant.

Though some of have suggested the Arizona Supreme Court ruled on parental rights, the story is actually about the contract that the couple signed while they were still together. In 2014, John Terrell and Ruby Torres were dating. Torres learned she had cancer, but before undergoing chemotherapy, she began in vitro fertilization using donor sperm from Terrell, NBC News reported.

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