"This case is the first of its kind in Illinois to deal with what do you do when two people who create an embryo disagree with how to use them or when to use them," Brian Schroeder, Szafranski's attorney, said outside the courtroom. "… Thousands of embryos are being frozen in Illinois, so if they are married couples or not, divorced or have a relationship, disputes are going to arise when people break up. So this is the first case, but it won't be the last."