Should offsprings of sperm donors be entitled to the inheritence?
That is the question. And what is the precedent?
“Should offsprings of sperm donors be entitled to the inheritance?”
Good question. In this case, I imagine the widow received the inheritance and the child will receive the funds via her. That being said, what if the widow had been pregnant in her first month when her husband had been killed? IMHO, this type of case is probably relatively rare. For the widow’s sake and her in-laws.... they must be extremely happy that a part of him is left in this beautiful little baby.
If the couple is married, as in this case, I don’t see any problem. Denial of inheritance is not brought up in the case of abortion.
Inheritance is one thing, taxpayer funded benefits is another.
First, every male who impregnates a female, whether through copulation or AI, is a sperm donor. Second, the deceased officer was her husband, not an anonymous sperm donor, so their child should qualify for whatever benefits are due her. His death was in the line of duty, so that adds an extra layer of responsibility to pay whatever benefits a due.
Inheritance is one thing, taxpayer funded benefits is another.
I don't see the problem if the man is the legitimate father who was married to the woman as in this situation.
Otherwise, I would say no. If you are going to be an anonymous sperm donor, then everything stops there.
I can see why she wanted to have their baby. When you love your spouse, it's what you want to do.
She was robbed of that by the savages who killed her husband.
If it were me I'd want that son/daughter to have a portion.