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Ruby Torres always thought about having kids. So when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014 she decided to undergo in vitro fertilization. I wanted to one day become a mom, Torres said. I wasn t sure what was going to happen in my future so I wanted to ensure I had that option and opportunity. Doctors used her eggs and her then-fiance s sperm to form seven embryos, but by the time she was medically cleared to try to get pregnant, they were divorcing. And he no longer wanted children. A judge ruled Torres had no right to use the embr mizuno yos. I was disappointed, I was angry, Torres said. There is a potential for children to be born that will have my DNA and they will never, I will never hold them, I will never see them. A controversial new Arizona law that took effect July 1 would give Torres access to the embryos. The law requires courts to give embryos to the spouse who plans to use them to have a baby when a couple decides to have a divorce. Supporters of the law say it will stanley cup protect a partner s right to h adidas samba is or her embryos. Opponents say it could force people to become parents against their will.Claudia Work represents Torres ex-husband John Terrell. She says the law could have devastating consequences for people like her client. You are hoping to move on and you ve got an ex who is essentially asking you to impregnate them and have this lingering lifelong tie with them, Work said.The new law says the spouse that is n