Canadian Trial Court Embryo Decision Overturned
Legally Speaking Jun 10, 2019
Courts continue to see cases related to the use and disposition of frozen embryos, gamete mix-ups, and the discriminatory nature of U.S. international surrogacy policies.
Assisted Reproductive Medicine
Arizona Court Awards Embryos to Ex-Wife and Other Cases
Legally Speaking Apr 15, 2019
Current cases in reproductive medicine include an Arizona court that reverses a lower court and awards embryos to an ex-wife; a woman sues a hospital after discovering it stored her embryo for 13 years, an Alabama judge allows a wrongful death case to be filed on behalf of an aborted fetus, and the U.S. Supreme Court rejects the review of a Colorado frozen embryo case.
State Legislatures Busy
Legally Speaking Feb 11, 2019
State legislatures remain busy with various issues related to surrogacy, embryo storage, fertility fraud, and personhood, among others, while Cambodia addresses surrogacy issues.
Same-Sex Parentage and Embryo Disposition Disputes
Legally Speaking Dec 07, 2018
Same-Sex Parentage via ART and embryo disposition disputes continue in the courts.
Embryo Disputes in Both U.S. and Canada
Legally Speaking Aug 05, 2018
Divorcing couples' disputes over embryos are problematic and decided by courts in the U.S. and Canada.
New Jersey Passes Gestational Carrier Law and Amendments to Update Artificial Insemination Law
Legally Speaking Jun 18, 2018
On May 30, 2018, New Jersey Governor, Phil Murphy, signed the New Jersey Gestatonal Carrier Agreement Act (S482), which goes into effect immediately and covers gestatiuonal surrogancy in the state of New Jersey.