The parents of a West Point cadet who died after a skiing accident can use their son's frozen sperm to produce a child, a judge ruled

• Supreme Court Justice John Colangelo ruled that the parents of Peter Zhu, a 21-year-old West Point cadet who was fatally injured in a skiing accident, can use his frozen sperm to produce a child. 
• The ruling gives Zhu's parents the ability to attempt conception with a surrogate mother using their late son's sperm.
• The judge said that Zhu's parents have not decided whether or not they will try to produce a child with the sperm. 
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The parents of a 21-year-old West Point cadet fatally injured in a skiing accident can use his frozen sperm to produce a child, a judge ruled while noting potential ethical considerations.

Supreme Court Justice John Colangelo's ruling, dated Thursday, gives Peter Zhu's parents the ability to attempt conception with a surrogate mother using their late son's sperm. The judge said Zhu's parents have not decided whether they will try to use it.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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