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Is it really worse than anyone going to a sperm bank and conceiving with a stranger's sperm?

> and that he had not left any written or oral consent for the use of his frozen sperm

Presumably he intended to save it to have the option later to use it if that's what he decided to do. That's very different than consenting to allow a donatee to use it.

To me yes, it just feels kind of morbid. “This is the grandkid we made from our dead son…” vs “this is my son, we conceived him using surrogacy after we lost our other son tragically”.

I’ll admit that there could be a cultural component that is in play that may change the perception where they live.

"they would bring up any child born using their son’s semen sample. And in the event of their death, their two daughters have given an undertaking in court that they will take full responsibility for the child."

The sister has even volunteered to be the surrogate. Hopefully it's a gestational surrogacy.

In India it's anyway not uncommon for grandparents to help raise kids while the parents are away at work.