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Two & A Half Parents: Three-Parent Ivf And Medical Malpractice In The United States, Jay M. Fulk
Two & A Half Parents: Three-Parent Ivf And Medical Malpractice In The United States, Jay M. Fulk
Concordia Law Review
Fertility medicine is seeing a rapid advancement with the emergence of a new procedure called three-parent in vitro fertilization (IVF). This novel procedure provides an opportunity for women who have defective mitochondria to bear their own healthy genetic children. As women encounter fertility issues, they will often turn to regular IVF by receiving an egg from a donor—ultimately resulting in a child with no genetic relation to the mother. Women with defective mitochondria will likely pass down a mitochondrial disease to their children, therefore, bearing a child without the assistance from a donor does not present a viable option. Mitochondrial …
Placentophagy: A Women's Right To Her Placenta, Amber Goeden
Placentophagy: A Women's Right To Her Placenta, Amber Goeden
Concordia Law Review
Placentophagy is the consumption of the placenta after childbirth. While not every woman participates in placentophagy, there has been a notable increase of the practice. Many reasons exist in why woman partake in placentophagy. The most notable reasons for the growth, is the claimed increased breast milk production and the potential for reducing the effects of post-partum depression. Even though a woman might choose to partake in placentophagy, she might be met with law, or the lack thereof, that restricts her access to her placenta. Due to the increased requests for the placenta it has highlighted that a woman’s right …