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Embry-Uh-Oh: An Alternative Approach To Frozen Embryo Disputes, Anna El-Zein
Embry-Uh-Oh: An Alternative Approach To Frozen Embryo Disputes, Anna El-Zein
Missouri Law Review
This Note addresses the general background of domestic and international case law and legislation surrounding embryonic disputes. It then examines recent case law developments; specifically, it discusses the only existing frozen embryo dispute in Missouri. Finally, we offer a suggested approach for courts to use when addressing these increasingly complex cases.
The Ambiguous Meaning Of Human Conception, Philip G. Peters Jr.
The Ambiguous Meaning Of Human Conception, Philip G. Peters Jr.
Faculty Publications
Nearly all of the state and federal laws that treat embryos as persons contain a fundamental ambiguity. Contrary to common belief, there is no "moment" of conception. Instead, conception is a forty-eight hour process, during which the haploid genomes of the sperm and egg are gradually and precisely transformed into the functioning diploid genome of a new human embryo. During that two-day period, many common clinical and laboratories activities take place, including the culling of unsuitable embryos, the freezing of others, and the testing of embryos for genetic abnormalities. The legal status of these activities will turn on the point …