Sympathy for widows

Monday 21 October 1996 23:02 BST

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The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority yesterday warned of the dangers of loosening the law on fertility treatment.

It sympathised with widows such as Diane Blood, 30, who last week lost her High Court battle to have a child using her late husband's sperm because she did not have his written consent, and a similar case revealed yesterday, but said: "You need consent at all times."

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