Jonathan Herring explores a clear case of compassion from the courts
Tragic circumstances
Warren Brewer had died on 7 February 2012 at the tragically young age of 32 from a brain tumour. When he commenced radiotherapy for treatment of the tumour in 2005 his consultant referred him to the Care Fertility Clinic in Northampton so that samples of his sperm could be taken and frozen for use in future reproduction. He signed the clinic’s standard consent form which allowed for sperm to be stored for three years