More fuel has been added to the fire that is the ongoing debate about where to draw the line on human reproduction.
This week, IVF treatment began after an Israeli court ruled that sperm taken from a dead soldier could be used to impregnate a woman he had never met.
Kevin Cohen had not given any explicit consent before his death to have his sperm removed or used in this way. Instead, the initiative came from his family, who said that the 19-year-old had discussed with them his desire to have a family one day.
Rachel Cohen told the BBC Today programme (8.47am audio report, Wednesday January 24) that, after her son was shot dead in Gaza in 2002, she felt him tell her to take his sperm so she could fulfil his dream of having children.
She had a sample frozen, and advertised for potential mothers. More than 200 women came forward and one was chosen - but nothing more happened as the case went through the Israeli courts.
The decision to approve the insemination has prompted many ethical, religious and cultural questions, both in Israel and worldwide.
What do you think? Is there much difference between this case and that of other IVF cases using donor sperm? When does talk of future plans become legal consent? And to what degree can a family interfere in the reproductive life of its children?
