Dec 2, 2009

Child Conceived By IVF Gets Benefits In Iowa

From KCRG:
A federal judge has ruled that a girl born almost two years after her father died of leukemia is entitled to the man's Social Security benefits.

A judge ruled that 6-year-old Brynn Beeler can collect Social Security survivor benefits. The girl was conceived through in vitro fertilization.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

So if this is the case a parent could receive Mother/Father's benefits forever. Once a child gets close to 16, just pump out other one.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous - 1016am. That's the dumbest thing I've heard anyone say. SS benefits hardly cover the cost of raising a child. There are other reasons a mother might conceive a child after the death of the father.... maybe they were already planning to conceive and the death was unexpected. I don't think anyone sane would bear children just to get SS benefits. Please....

Anonymous said...

"Anonymous - 1016am. That's the dumbest thing I've heard anyone say."

No awarding benefits to a child born two years after the parent died is the dumbest thing.