Manitoba's justice minister says it's only a matter of time before children who are artificially conceived after the death of a parent get the same inheritance rights as their siblings.

Dave Chomiak says the current law doesn't recognize the growing use of artificial conception and reproductive technology.

Right now, children born anywhere in Canada using frozen sperm or other reproductive technology don't have any clear legal claim to a biological parent's estate if there is no will.

Manitoba's law commission says that discriminates against children who don't have any control over how they were conceived.

The commission says Manitoba should be the first in Canada to extend inheritance rights to posthumously conceived children.

Chomiak says the law will be changed but he would like to see what other provinces do first.