Should a baby conceived by in vitro after father's death be eligible for SSI?

[KJsMom]

65. such judgement and misinformation

As the mother of a postumously conceived child I need to set you straight about a few things. When my husband donated his sperm, we underwent more that an hour of discussion and counseling. My husband had to sign legal documents giving me ownership of his sperm in the event of his death with the understanding that I could use it to conceive a child. Believe me -when I conceived my son through IVF (a VERY difficult process) shortly after I lost my husband, social security benefits were the last thing I was thinking about. It was actually brought up to me by someone I knew. If you had a child this way, and knew that your husband wanted a child and paid for these benefits, you would fight for your child to have these benefits. Your language is so incredibily offensive I don't even know where to begin. My husband had undergone BRAIN SURGERY 2 weeks before he donated his sperm. We had a tiny window of time to leave ONE sample before he started chemo. He did that for one reason and one reason only - so we could have a child. Survivor benefits were the last thing on my mind when I conceived my child. I wanted to be a mother (my son is my ONLY child) and I wanted to help my husband carry on in the only way he could. Being a widow and the mother of a young child is not easy. Frankly, I expect my son to be denied benefits in my state, and I don't hold out much hope for him if a case like mine goes to the supreme court, but I have to fight for him. That's my job as his mother and if you had a child conceived this way you would do the same thing.