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Preparing The Groundwork For A Responsible Debate On Stem Cell Research And Human Cloning, O. Carter Snead
Preparing The Groundwork For A Responsible Debate On Stem Cell Research And Human Cloning, O. Carter Snead
O. Carter Snead
The debate over both cloning and stem cell research has been intense and polarizing. It played a significant role in the recently completed presidential campaign, mentioned by both candidates on the stump, at both parties' conventions, and was even taken up directly during one of the presidential debates. The topic has been discussed and debated almost continuously by the members of the legal, scientific, medical, and public policy commentariat. I believe that it is a heartening tribute to our national polity that such a complex moral, ethical, and scientific issue has become a central focus of our political discourse. But, …
Interstate Intercourse: How Modern Assisted Reproductive Technologies Challenge The Traditional Realm Of Conflicts Of Law, Sonia B. Green
Interstate Intercourse: How Modern Assisted Reproductive Technologies Challenge The Traditional Realm Of Conflicts Of Law, Sonia B. Green
Sonia Bychkov Green
New technologies have always posed challenges to established legal norms. Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) in particular pose legal and ethical challenges to the law, and create never before seen legal problems. Although the ABA House of Representatives recently approved the Model Act Governing Assisted Reproductive Technology, differences in laws and rules will continue to exist. The legal issued involved are wide-ranging, including: liability issues arising from the failure of ART technology, parentage issues, disposition of embryos, and many others. As ART becomes more widely used, it is also used more in an interstate and international context. Thus, when a dispute …
Baby Needs A New Set Of Rules: Using Adoption Doctrine To Regulate Embryo Donation, Paula J. Manning
Baby Needs A New Set Of Rules: Using Adoption Doctrine To Regulate Embryo Donation, Paula J. Manning
Paula J Manning
The article argues that some children conceived via assisted reproductive technology are denied the protections and benefits provided to adopted children. The article describes collaborative reproduction techniques, reviews existing rules on the status of embryos, including parentage decisions in assisted reproduction cases, and compares those rules with adoption regulation. The article argues that an “intended child” approach should be used to regulate the treatment of embryos based on their intended use as children, thereby avoiding possible challenges to regulation based on the privacy rights expressed in Roe v. Wade and subsequent decisions, while providing children conceived via collaborative reproduction with …