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Freed Cuban 5 Member, Wife Welcome Baby Girl Conceived During U.S. Imprisonment

HeadlineJan 07, 2015

And a Cuban intelligence agent freed by the U.S. last month and his wife have welcomed a baby girl who was conceived during his time in prison. Gerardo Hernández, the father, is one of the three former Cuban intelligence agents released as part of a prisoner swap amidst thawing ties with Cuba. While he was not allowed conjugal visits, Hernández was able to impregnate his wife, Adriana Pérez, by having his frozen sperm transferred to her in Panama. The process was authorized by U.S. officials, funded by the Cuban government and facilitated by a staffer for Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy. Some have called it the “diplomaculate conception.” Gema Hernández Pérez was born on Tuesday.

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