Israeli Court Grants Bereaved Mother Right to Use Fallen Soldier Son’s Sperm for Surrogacy

In a landmark legal decision, an Eilat court has granted Sharon Eisenkot the right to use the preserved sperm of her late son, IDF Sgt. Maor Cohen Eisenkot, to conceive a grandchild through surrogacy, Channel 12 reported Sunday. This marks the first such court approval since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war on October 7, 2023.

Sgt. Eisenkot, 19, served in the Golani Brigade’s 12th Battalion and was killed in combat in Gaza in December 2023. The court’s decision followed compelling testimony indicating that Eisenkot had expressed a clear wish to have children in the future — even posthumously and with a woman he had not known in life.

Key testimony came from a childhood friend who revealed that Maor had shared this intention privately. His mother, Sharon Eisenkot, only learned of his wishes after his death. The court ruled that the friend’s account demonstrated Maor's informed and deliberate desire to continue his lineage.

“This is not just about continuing a genetic line,” said legal experts familiar with the case. “It’s about honoring the expressed wishes of a fallen soldier and giving meaning to loss through the continuation of life.”

Sharon Eisenkot has spoken publicly about the immense grief she continues to carry. “Every Friday when I set the table, and have to place Maor’s photo on it, it burns my soul,” she told Channel 12. “Even when I smile, the smile is only on my face, not from my soul. His absence tears at my soul, everywhere, at all hours of the day.”

Sgt. Eisenkot’s death came just days after that of his cousin, Staff Sgt. (res.) Gal Eisenkot, 25, the son of former IDF chief of staff and current war cabinet minister Gadi Eisenkot. Another nephew, Captain Yogev Pazy, 22, was also killed in action in Gaza in November 2024. Sharon Eisenkot is Gadi Eisenkot’s half-sister.

Maor Eisenkot was well known in his hometown of Eilat as a responsible and compassionate youth. A former youth soccer player, he was remembered by coaches as a “serious player and a responsible and caring person,” according to Israel Hayom.

The court’s unprecedented ruling is expected to set a significant precedent in Israeli reproductive law, particularly regarding posthumous parenthood and the rights of bereaved families to fulfill the wishes of fallen soldiers.

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