Ex-fiance Sofia Vergary sues on behalf of embryos

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Sofia Vergara's former husband, businessman Nick Loeb, appealed to the Louisiana court on behalf of the embryos of their children.

The embryos even have names - Emma and Isabella. They have their own attorney, James Carbonnet, who also acts as a plaintiff, writes New York Post.

According to Lawyer Loeb, a businessman plans to “donate life” to Vergara’s frozen egg cells and create a trust fund for them in Louisiana.

In 2013, the engaged Sophia and Nick underwent an artificial insemination procedure, after which they decided to preserve the resulting embryos. In May 2014, the couple broke up, and a year later Loeb filed a lawsuit against his former passion, trying to prevent her from destroying them. Loeb went to a California court, which dismissed him.

The contract signed at the time provides that neither partner can do something with the embryos without the consent of the other.

Loeb did not just choose the state of Louisiana, which stands for "life."

Katherine Foster, one of the lawyers who filed the lawsuit against Vergara in Louisiana, said they have a "very strong argument for having jurisdiction" in the state.

“Both Nick and Sophia lived in Louisiana for several months during 2013 and 2014 when the embryos were fertilized and when the couple eventually divorced. That’s where the trust is, and that’s the confidant.”

Loeb's personal attorney, Mark J. Geller, argued that the written agreement between Loeb and Vergara regarding the rights to the embryos is not enforceable. "The fetus is an object that has legal status, and that is what this case seeks to create," he said.

However, the family lawyer said that the lawsuit against Sophia Vergara on behalf of frozen embryos had virtually no chance of success.

“The Supreme Court has long held that the law protects the life of a human embryo when it is capable of surviving on its own. "Embyos that can't do that probably have as much right to exist as your couch," said attorney Michael Statman.

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