Mali and Dudi Ben-Yaakov, whose 27 year old son Ohad Ben-Yaakov died in a work-related accident last year, are fighting a legal battle for ownership rights to his sperm, which was taken after Ben-Yaakov had been declared brain dead but before he died.
While their son did not leave behind verbal or written instructions on using his organs, or more specifically his sperm, his parents are convinced they are faithfully representing his wishes in this matter to continue the family line.
Ben-Yaakov was not in a relationship when he was killed, but the couple have stated they will find a woman willing to bear their grandchild and raise it.
"If we were entitled to donate the organs of our son why are we not entitled to make use of his sperm in order to bring offspring into the world?" they informed the newspaper Ha'aretz.
"He was a giving person, and when we realised that there is no way to bring him back, we wanted that Ohad will continue to live in the bodies of others. This is what he would have wanted," they added.