The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has amended the rules on the utilization of biological materials of military personnel in the event of their death in terms of ensuring their right to biological paternity/maternity and allowed their use with a power of attorney. The relevant document was supported in the Parliament by 264 votes.

According to the norms of the adopted law No. 10448, in case of death or recognition of death of a military personnel, his or her reproductive material will be stored free of charge for three years from the date of death, and then can be stored at the expense of private individuals.

In turn, an individual whose reproductive cells have been donated for storage has the right to dispose of them in the event of his or her death. If the materials are used to conceive a child, this individual will be recognized as the father or mother of the child born in this way.

The issue was decided to be regulated after lawyer Olena Babych made her client's story public. A young widow in a private clinic was denied the use of her husband's reproductive cells, for which he had issued all the powers of attorney, because he had died, and according to the law, "in the event of the death or declaration of death in accordance with the established procedure of a person whose reproductive cells are stored, their storage is terminated with further disposal."