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If it's what the 2 parties decided on prior to one's death, then it's easy: yes. That's why folks have living wills. This is a PERSONAL decision and your ethics and mine have nothing whatsoever to do with their decision.

Just because something technically is possible, does not make it ethical. However, in this case, I agree with Sue. I cannot find anything about this particular case that violates medical ethics. It was a personal decision, and one that was very life affirming. What could possibly be a basis for criticizing this?

Good point, Mark. Is it fair for the child to never know her biological father?

How many times does a father die prior to a child's birth? In some cases, it's the mother who dies during childbirth. In either case, the child never knows her parent. Single parent families thrive with love so what's the "fair" in this case? Because it's a choice?

I think it is a mistake to conceive a child intentionally to be born into a single parent family. The statistical data are too overwhelming on the adverse medical, social and psychiatric outcomes. While it is true that there are individual success stories, this is a bad idea, and should be actively discouraged.

I neglected to mention that ethical parenting involves placing the needs and long-term interests of the child, and of the larger society, on a higher plane than one's own personal fulfillment or self-interest.

Joe, if the mother was a teenager, then it would be very difficult to make it work.

There are so many single parent families nowadays, that it really doesn't make a difference whether it was a choice or not.

And sometimes two parent families have problems too.

(Personally, i thought it was sweet.
The whole thing should be made into a movie!)

But seriously, i think other couples who have difficulty having children should consider adoption.