This lecture examines the legal issues in human reproduction. Had it been delivered as
recently as fifty years ago, it would have been quite brief. Basically, there was only one …

Each year, more than 20,000 couples in the United States become parents with the aid of
genetic material donated by a third or fourth party. Donated sperm, ova and even the entire …

Introduction gCIENTIFIC ADVANCES in reproductive technology yield possibilities such as
surrogate motherhood that do not fit our traditional legal concepts, culturally rooted as they …

This thesis examines the legal constraints on the denial of assisted reproductive services.
The technical and policy background surrounding the provision of assisted reproductive …

Rapid advances in technology are forcing society to reevaluate traditional notions of human
reproduction, family relationships and the law. Many of these advances have made it …

[The] deplorable plight... of the married man denied the joys of parenthood by the incapacity
of his wife, has not yet stirred the sympathies of the advocates of this practice. 1 Over one …

An estimated two to three million couples in the United States suffer from infertility. 1 Until
recently, infertile couples had only two options: adopt a child or remain childless. 2 However …

While biotechnology has been advancing apace in numerous areas, few of its advances
spur as much controversy and passion as those concerning human reproduction. Modern …

The development, publicity and availability of new and assisted methods of human
reproduction raise profound ethical, legal and medical concerns. As for any new medical …

Is the family primarily a biologic unit composed of a fertile male, a fertile female and children
who are genetically theirs, or is the family an essentially consensual unit wherein a man and …