Sperm Theft Case

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Team of Hukumindo

Previously, the Hukumindo.com platform has talk about "Selling Corn Seeds, Even Imprisoned" read also "I Have a Contract Whose Goods Have Not Been Delivered, How Do I Sue Under Indonesian Law?" and on this occasion we will discuss about 'Sperm Theft Case'.

In 1998, a man named Peter Wallis from Albuquerque filed a lawsuit against his ex-girlfriend, Kellie Smith, who became pregnant without an agreement and thus violated the contract because of "deliberately obtaining and abusing the man's sperm." According to Wallis, Smith had been warned to use birth control pills. However, the woman then deliberately stopped using the pill to get pregnant from her lover.[1]

As a result, Wallis didn't even know he was going to be a father. The demand for money refers to the reason that he has to pay for the care of a child he does not want. According to the defendants, Smith could not have "stealed" the sperm because it was transferred during a mutually agreed act so that it was legally considered a gift and Wallis no longer had any ownership rights to it.[2]

When he heard about the pregnancy, Wallis proposed to Smith and asked the woman to have an abortion. But Smith refused both things and moved to live with his parents. Contrary to Wallis's argument that women have a choice and it is unfair to him to be asked to pay, Smith has the right to refuse both requests and so he wins the case.[3] And if you have difficulties with this topic, contact us, feel free in 24 hours, we will be glad to help you.

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Jakarta - Indonesia.

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Reference:

1. "Tak Masuk Akal, Ini 5 Tuntutan Hukum Paling Konyol di Dunia?", www.liputan6.com., Diakses pada tanggal 8 Maret 2022, https://www.liputan6.com/global/read/3176767/tak-masuk-akal-ini-5-tuntutan-hukum-paling-konyol-di-dunia

2. Ibid.

3. Ibid.