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Reproductive cells of military personnel will not be disposed of in case of death. The Verkhovna Rada fixed the conflict

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Sofiia Telishevska
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The Verkhovna Rada (the Ukrainian Parliament) corrected the legal norm regarding military personnel in terms of ensuring their right to biological parentage and maternity. This allows you to save the cells of a dead fighter or female fighter and use them for fertilization.

264 MPs voted for draft law No. 10448.

What changes are foreseen

Cells will be stored free of charge for three years after the personʼs death. In the future, storage can be covered by a private person. A child conceived with these cells will be considered the son or daughter of the deceased.

A person who donates his cells has the right to dispose of them in the event of his death.

Also, the draft law allows recognition of a notarized will of a person on the use of cells, if these documents were concluded before the entry into force of the mentioned law.