A 46-year-old Israeli widow gave birth on Chanuka to a son who is the progeny of her husband despite him having died over four years ago.
The woman, Sharon Alon Twitto, had been trying to conceive with her husband Sagi when he died suddenly in March 2018 of a heart attack. On the day of his death, Sharon travelled to the Haifa Magistrates court to obtain a court order which would allow her to obtain sperm from her late husband so that she could in the future realize their dream of having a joint child.
After the court gave its authorization, an operation was performed to remove the sperm which was taken to a lab for preservation. Sharon however required the authorization of the court to use the sperm and this meant a legal battle for over a year. During the course of this period, Sharon switched careers, moving from a successful position in a medical equipment company to interior designing. Sharon opened a studio, naming it Studio Saga in memory of her husband.
In May 2022 Sharon found out that she was pregnant, and the high-risk pregnancy was monitored by Prof. Rinat Gabai Ben-Ziv, head of the Hillel Yaffe hospital’s maternity department. Due to her high blood pressure, Prof. Ben Ziv advanced the birth which took place on Chanukah via C-section. A healthy 3 kg son was born to Sharon.
Sharon said afterwards that “I had an amazing and emotional birth experience, I had a team which are devoted and caring and made me feel in good hands. The fact that I gave birth on Chanukah is a sign of my personal victory in my battle to bring a child to the world. I am sure that Sagi is looking on from above with great pride.”
7 comments:
this is creepy. who said if he was alive he would have agreed. his relatives should also have a say. this is also nivul hamais to extract from a corpse. she is bringing a yosom into the world. not a good idea. also why is this posted on DIN?
12:06
It may be "creepy" to you but what counts is what the Almanah feels. We will never know if he would have agreed, but why would a guy not want to have a child after death? If it's a boy, he will have someone who will say kaddish for him.
I am not sure about "nivul hamais" The "issur" of not extracting from a corpse does not include liquid that can potentially create life. Even if it were an "issur" it would be an "issur de'rabannan" and bringing life into this world is a "mitzvas esseh of..pru urvu, which is me'doirisah!
The fact that she is bringing a "yosom into the world" is not our business, there are plenty of "lebidike yesomim" where both parents are alive and well and yet abandon their children. At least this child will grow up in a loving home.
As to why I posted this, I post what I want and what I find interesting.
We live in a world where women have abortions by the hundreds of thousands, so why criticize a lady who is fighting to bring another life to this world? Kol Ha'kovoid to her
Yibum in the modern world
You can be meikim zera for yourself
So complicated. Here's the other side of the argument - we now have a new baby boy who will never have a father and will have an elderly mother almost 2 generations removed from him.
3:50
Who says he will never have a father? She may remarry!
"elderly mother?"
Most of our generation, children of survivors, all had elderly mothers and fathers, we grew up just fine. So, when this child will be 30, she will be 76 ...no big deal. Sheis doing the right thing.
He is dead so cannot be mkayim Pru Uruvuh and the person extracting the sperm would not be mkayim the mitzvah.
However, these Halachos would prob be very complex and would require a psak from someone who is competent in these laws.
As for bringing a Yosom into the world. That is a really stupid point.
10:12
He cannot " be mkayim Pru Uruvuh" but she is obligated like all other people in the mitzva of לא תהו לשבת יצרה (ישעיהו מ"ה,יח)
"extracting the sperm would not be mkayim the mitzvah." I am not sure about this at all, you just made that up. People long dead still are able to have "zechusim"and this child may actually be his biggest zchus, yet you want to deny him that!
You scribble: " require a psak from someone who is competent in these laws." Who says?
She found a way to have a child from her dead husband. I believe that takes priority, and Kol Hakovod to her.
Interesting, she wants to bring a life into the world, a life that can potentially be someone great, and you have guys here that come with the most bizarre idiotic reasons that she shouldn't for example "Bringing a yosom into the world"...she actually may get married, and no one is guaranteed that a biological father will live forever, her attempt to bring life should be celebrated not berated with dumb comments! According to your logic, a pregnant woman whose husband dies should have an abortion, because she will "bring a yosom into the world" Sick logic!
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