Whose embryo is it anyway? Courts wrestle with issues of high-tech reproduction.

Trial | December 1, 2001| | Copyright

Advancements in reproductive technology have enabled thousands of infertile couples to achieve their dream of having children biologically. At the same time, these developments have presented the judiciary with new and challenging issues.

Some of the toughest cases have involved cryopreservation--a process whereby a donor's gametes or the embryos created from them are frozen and stored at very low temperatures for future use. This has resulted in a unique kind of custody dispute, as courts must now determine ownership rights when divorcing parties disagree about the ...

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