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Widow wins court fight to keep late husband's sperm

A widow has won a High Court fight to stop her late husband's sperm being destroyed. But Beth Warren later said she was "downhearted" after the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority said it would appeal the judge's decision.

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Fertilisation watchdog set to appeal over sperm ruling

A widow who won a High Court fight to preserve her late husband's sperm was tonight "downhearted" after the UK fertility regulator was given permission to try to overturn the ruling.

Physiotherapist Beth Warren, 28, from Birmingham, had been "elated" after a High Court judge ruled in her favour following a hearing in London.

But her mood changed when Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (Hfea) was given permission to take the case to the Court of Appeal.

"Oh dear," she said. "I thought it was all over."

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