Nick Loeb is standing by his decision to sue his ex-fiancée Sofia Vergara over their frozen embryos' destruction.
The 39-year-old businessman released a statement Monday saying that he's always dreamed of being a father and wants to bring the two female embryos that were created using Loeb's sperm and Vergara's eggs to life.
Loeb added that he has tried to come to a responsible agreement with the 42-year-old actress over their frozen embryos, but was forced to file a lawsuit instead.
"I have always strongly believed that life begins at fertilization and that every embryo is a life on the journey towards birth. I created these two female embryos with the purpose of taking them to term and not destruction because I have always dreamed of being a father," Loeb said via PEOPLE. "I have previously offered to waive any parental or financial responsibilities or obligations on the part of my ex, and to even give her the opportunity to be involved with the child in the future, should she change her mind. I take the responsibility and obligation of being a parent very seriously."
"Creating an embryo in the natural way can lead to parenthood obligations, even where a man doesn't want to become a father," Loeb further explained. "Where a man does want to become a father, and wants to impose no obligations on the other party, he should have that corresponding right. However life comes to be created, it should have no determination on either the rights of wanting to be or the requirements of having to be a parent."
Loeb's lawsuit comes after the "Modern Family" star denied rumors that she wanted to destroy the embryos. Instead, Vergara wants to keep the embryos frozen indefinitely since she and Loeb are no longer together.
Loeb and Vergara both signed an agreement in November 2013, which attorney Fred Silberberg said highlights that "no unilateral action can be taken with regard to the embryos unless both parties consent."
"Vergara has never suggested that she wished to have the embryos destroyed," Silberberg said via Us Weekly. "She has always maintained that they be kept frozen, a fact of which Loeb and his counsel have always been aware, despite Loeb's statements to the contrary."
"Vergara, who has happily moved on with her life, is content to leave the embryos frozen indefinitely as she has no desire to have children with her ex, which should be understandable given the circumstances," he continued.
Vergara and Loeb broke off their engagement in May 2014 after three years of dating. She is currently engaged to 38-year-old "True Blood" actor Joe Manganiello.
