The wife of a Jordanian man imprisoned in Israel gave birth on Monday to a baby after smuggling her husband’s sperm out of the jail, according to regional media reports.
Salam Nazzal is one of 16 women who became pregnant after smuggling their imprisoned husbands’ sperm out of Israeli jails, according to the Jerusalem Post.
Salam is the wife of Sharif Nazzal, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence, according to the Post.
"This accomplishment is dedicated to the Palestinian people, namely prisoners and their families," Nazzal told Maan, a Palestinian news agency.
"Nazzal refused to give details of the smuggling of the sperm, due to security concerns," according to the Post.
The Post reported:
"We don’t intervene and ask how they smuggled sperm from prison and get it to Nablus," Khaizaran said at a news conference, according to Maan. "There are many failed attempts because the sperm die and so prisoners have to keep trying until it works."
Khaizaran said the center is storing dozens of samples of frozen sperm from prisoners of all Palestinian factions.
