Health Care & Hospital Law,
Family,
Contracts,
Civil Rights
May 4, 2018
Parental right to embryo law goes too far
Policing reproduction recently took a frightening turn in Arizona where lawmakers have intervened in disputes involving cryopreserved embryos.
Michele Goodwin
Chancellor's Professor
UC Irvine
Michele is director of the Center for Biotechnology & Global Health Policy and its Reproductive Justice Initiative. She serves on the Executive Committee of the American Civil Liberties Union and board of directors of the Orange and San Bernardino Counties Planned Parenthood.
Policing reproduction took a frightening turn in Arizona where lawmakers have intervened in disputes involving cryopreserved embryos. With advancements in assisted reproductive technology, more couples are turning to in vitro fertilization as an option when conventional reproduction is unavailable. However, the disposition of embryos when relationships sour is a contemporary concern for family law judges. Typically, prior negotiated contracts resolve such disputes. B...
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