The occupying authorities are studying the legislation of a law that will be the first in the world that includes the preservation of the sperm of soldiers of Jewish citizens so that Israeli offspring remain hereditary; In light of the alarming figures showing a declining birth rate among Jews compared to Palestinians.
The law is being debated in military and social institutions to examine comments submitted by disbanded Knesset members in preparation for its resubmission in the next round of Knesset elections scheduled for November 2022 after it failed to pass, in light of the collapse of the government coalition , and not passing it. The law was for 50% + 1 in the first reading, when 52 deputies voted for the law, out of 120 deputies, which is the total number of seats in the Knesset.
In March 2022, Israel witnessed controversy and wide-ranging debate after Likud MPs May Golan and Zvika Hauser of A New Hope submitted a bill called the “Succession Law” to the Parliament’s Legislative Committee, which includes a sperm conservation experiment. soldier. Army of Occupation, provided that the person concerned gives written permission for the use of his sperm in the event of his death 72 hours before his death, or if he is subject to a permanent disability that may interfere with him or interfere with childbearing. Under the new bill, sperm labs deployed in Israel will store 10 sperm samples for every soldier in the army to increase the chances of retaining fertile samples. These samples will be stored in liquid nitrogen at 169 degrees. below zero, which guarantees their survival forever.
Zvika Hauser justified the bill by saying that the state has a moral obligation to pass this law, saying: “We send our best sons to the army to defend the homeland, and we do not guarantee that they will return safely from the many rounds of hostilities in which they participate “. were engaged, therefore, we seek to create offspring for the deceased and preserve his succession through the use of his sperm, subject to the prior consent of the deceased and subject to the requirements of his wife if he was married, or the consent of his parents if they wished to see the offspring of their son who passed away out of life and did not end his life.
He added that this law will move the Jewish state to another part of the world, and we aim to include civilians in it, but the beginning will be with the army forces; Since they are the youngest group between the ages of 18 and 22, and they are the group that is most prone to accidents such as murders and injuries, therefore these young people have the right to choose whether they want to leave children after their death. which will be subject to their prior approval.
As for Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked, who represents the second pole in the Yamina party, she supported the bill and believed that the bureaucracy carried out by the state and the army institute in preserving soldiers’ sperm would negatively affect the future of the state. loses many soldiers every year while performing regular tasks, and this is considered a release from the state of its moral responsibility to the soldiers of the IDF.
Described by Lieutenant Colonel Irit Oren Gonders, President of the Association of Light. for Families”, which concerns caring for the families of fallen soldiers, a revolutionary bill, after many years of hard work, we will see the light at the end of the dark tunnel, in which there are orphaned parents who have already lost all hope of becoming grandparents, and with all the warmth to hug their grandson, after the death of one who stood in the way of their children.
By contrast, Gil Siegel, head of law, ethics and health policy at Israel’s Ono University, says the child’s interest is in the child being born to parents rather than being orphaned. grandmother and grandfather.
According to Bloomberg, the introduction of sperm into the uterus of mothers after death is a prohibited procedure in developed countries such as Germany, Italy and Sweden, while in the United States of America the law prohibits such activities, with the exception of some states that allow the transfer sperm exclusively to the wife of the deceased, who has evidence that her deceased husband agreed to have children after his death in this way.
Contradictions in Judicial Decisions
In 2017, a widow agreed to the wishes of her deceased husband’s parents to carry his sperm and have children from him after he left, but refused after she married and had a new husband, and the widow got into a legal dispute to prevent her parents from using her late husband’s sperm for birth children from another mother, and the court, in her opinion, won.
This controversy in court decisions regarding the use of sperm after death for procreation reflects the state of controversy that Israel is experiencing over the passage of a law that will be the first in the world to allow the rental of sperm and its use after death.
A number of organizations in Israel support the passage of this law; Feedback from the President of the Light Association for The family that about 1500 families of the army forces meet annually within the organization to support this law, and the organization has a comprehensive guide for about 182 women who want to become mothers of the sperm of killed soldiers in gratitude for them, but what is hindering their inability of the state to accept law allowing the transfer of sperm after death.
According to the Israeli Ministry of Health, there are 17 sperm banks in Israel, their role is to store donor sperm and fertilize women who need it, after obtaining the approval of the person concerned, while he is alive.
It is also the task of these banks to maintain the fertility of workers in areas that may expose them to chemical or radiological rays in order to maintain their fertility and continue their offspring.