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The Frozen Embryo: Scholarly Theories, Case Law, And State Proposals, Shirley D. Howell
The Frozen Embryo: Scholarly Theories, Case Law, And State Proposals, Shirley D. Howell
Shirley D. Howell
Executive Summary
Fertility experts have been able to create human embryos outside the body since the 1970’s. Yet today both moral and legal questions persist regarding the use of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). Seemingly, the use of IVF to assist infertile individuals and couples to procreate would be regarded almost uniformly positively. The procedure, however, has produced serious unintended consequences that continue to trouble theologians, physicians, and the courts. The ongoing legal debate centers on two principal questions: First, whether a frozen embryo should be regarded as a person, property, or something else; and, second, how to resolve disputes between …