Battle over Embryos
From Jan 17, 2007 - Augusta Roman is literally in a fight for life. A fight for the lives of three embryos that sit inside a fertility clinic. Created by Roman and her former husband, Randy, during happier times, the embryos became the center of a custody battle after Randy changes his mind the night before the embryos were to be implanted.”He has had doubts about the marriage, that, as the head of household, he would make the decision about when we go forward with implantation,” says Augusta.Randy filed for divorce. He said he wanted the embryos destroyed. But Augusta wanted to move forward and become a mom. A Houston court ruled in her favor. An appeals court overturned the case they had signed a statement allowing the frozen embryos to be destroyed in case of divorce. But Augusta and her attorney say the contract was referring to remaining embryos that would be frozen after the initial in vitro procedure.
“I wouldn’t have gone through everything I went through. I put my life in danger to have children, just to turn around and sign them off like that,” says Augusta.
The number of debates about frozen embryos in this country is growing. Pro-life supports say the embryos should be saved. But some state supreme courts have ruled that both parents must consent to parenthood before the embryos can be implanted.
“If Augusta and Randy had just had sex and she got pregnant, she could have the baby without his consent,” says Augusta’s attorney, Becky Reitz.
Augusta is waiting to see if the state’s highest court will hear the case. It if refuses, the eggs and her hopes of becoming a parent will be destroyed.
This story is so stupid and again makes my case that more and more women are becoming more fucked up everyday. This is amazing!
Let me see if I can spell this out: Hey, you Augusta, this is real simple; dude figured out that populating the world with your DNA is not a good idea.
I don’t get it, what is so fucken hard about this case? She can get a sperm donor from somewhere someone else, WHY HIM?
It’s either about his money or she wants him back, period!
The bullshit about her saying she will sign away any parental monetary obligation is a joke. This woman is a nut case pure and simple.
Unfortunately there are many more crazy divorced women on the horizon watching this case ready to pounce and petition courts so they can breed for monetary gain and to use kids as psychological warfare bait.
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May 31st, 2007 at 9:05 pm
Does it have to be about monetary gain or getting with the husband again? I don’t think so. I think you can become very attached to your frozen embryos, and as any women who has ever had a miscarriage will tell you, you want THAT baby at THAT time. You don’t want to wait. This woman feels that these are her children, not just her potential children. Why should she have to give them up?
June 1st, 2007 at 2:57 pm
They signed a contract! He does not want kids with her, they are divorced, why force him to have a relationship with her she doesn’t even like the guy, she can find another sperm donor. C’mon what part am I missing?