Examining disputes over ownership rights to frozen embryos: Will prior consent documents survive if challenged by state law and/or constitutional principles

DM Sheinbach - Cath. UL Rev., 1998 - HeinOnline
In the United States, approximately one in five couples is infertile. Scientific advancements in
reproductive technology, however, allow couples to combat problems with conception …

The Jurisprudence of Doubt: How the Premises of the Supreme Court's Abortion Jurisprudence Undermine Procreative Liberty

E Reilly - JL & Pol., 1998 - HeinOnline
Two realities make continuing disagreement likely: the limits of human knowledge1 and the
diversity of moral belief systems. 2 Because disagreement will persist, we must learn to …

Rehabilitation Bioethics: Recontextualizing in Vitro Fertilization Outside Contractual Autonomy

O Lin - Duke LJ, 2004 - HeinOnline
As in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other reproductive technologies become increasingly
prevalent, the legal and bioethical issues that inevitably accompany these new technologies …

Reconciling the Sanctity of Human Life, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution

P Torzilli - Cath. Law., 2000 - HeinOnline
CONSTITUTION Page 1 RECONCILING THE SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE, THE DECLARATION
OF INDEPENDENCE, AND THE CONSTITUTION Paolo Torzilli* "Write down, therefore, what …

Duty of Care toward Fetuses and the Limits of Maternal Rights to Refusal

VC Wolemonwu - The American Journal of Bioethics, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Anti-abortion proponents argue that a fetus holds the status of a person akin to healthy adult
human beings. The fetus possesses inherent dignity and a fundamental right to life, which …

Vox Populi, Vox Dei? The Politicisation of Abortion in the United States

P Pazos Puig - 2023 - dspace.cuni.cz
The Supreme Court's recent overturning of Roe v. Wade, and with it the constitutional right of
abortion, has sparked a debate on the limits of state interference with certain fundamental …

Humanitarian Jurisprudence: The Quest for Civility

RJ Araujo - . Louis ULJ, 1995 - HeinOnline
I. Introduction An observer of contemporary America can frequently see that individual,
personal liberties are of paramount importance in the development of public policy, the …

Abortion: The conflict of positive law with natural law and Aquinas

UY Altbregen - Ave Maria Int'l LJ, 2016 - HeinOnline
Mamma, please don't hurt me; I'm helpless and so small. If you don't choose to keep me
safe, then I've no one at all. I'm not a thing to be destroyed-in private, secretly. I'm growing …

John Paul II: The quintessential religious witness in the public square

GC Sisk - J. Cath. Leg. Stud., 2006 - HeinOnline
Upon the death of Pope John Paul II, United Nations General Secretary Kofi Annan
commented:" Quite apart from his role as spiritual guide to more than a billion men, women …

The Future of Assisted Reproductive Technologies

J Jain - Whittier L. Rev., 1999 - HeinOnline
The future direction of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) is an exciting topic of
discussion. This article will introduce and expand on issues involving ART and medical …