In dealing with recent advances in biological engineering and human reproduction, we are confronted with legal, ethical, and religious questions for which there are no precedents. Warren Freedman undertakes a comprehensive examination of this topic. Sorting through the tangle of issues surrounding artificial insemination, surrogate motherhood, and other aspects of contemporary reproduction trends, Freedman attempts to clarify the rights and responsibilities of individuals, families, and society in the face of these new developments. The author begins with a survey of the legal implications of nontraditional approaches to conception and birth. Separate chapters are devoted to artificial insemination and surrogate motherhood; and new concepts such as cryo-preservation, in-vitro fertilization, banking of sperms and eggs, and patentable new organisms are also discussed in detail. The author addresses questions of rights and liabilities as they apply to fetuses, donors, and adoptive parents, as well as the role of physicians and parenthood organizations, researchers, corporations, and government. Following a review of existing statutes, policies, and contracts that attempt to deal with these issues both here and abroad, he presents proposals that may aid in achieving equitable, uniform solutions. Freedman's book will be of interest to any citizen, group, or government agency concerned with these vital questions, and to professionals in law, government, medicine, human services, and industry.
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“People associated with law will find this not only a provocative but a well-researched and valuable book; surely it should generate excellent seminar discussions of the life-and-death issues, as well as the quality-of-life issues, that it analyzes and pursues. The book is also commendably well-written and free of unnecessary legalese, thus opening it to markets beyond the law school and the law office.”–Law Books In Review
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WARREN FREEDMAN was Liability Counsel and Assistant Secretary for Bristol-Myers Squibb Corporation prior to his retirement in 1980.
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Infertility, defined as "failure to conceive after one year of regular coitus without contraception,"1 creates a dire social, physical, and emotional crisis that affects perhaps 10 to 15 percent of all married couples in the United States. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Infertility, defined as "failure to conceive after one year of regular coitus without contraception,"1 creates a dire social, physical, and emotional crisis that affects perhaps 10 to 15 percent of all married couples in the United States. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Code Ann, New Jersey, Court of Appeals, United States, West Supp, Legal Issues, Uniform Parentage Act, First Amendment, Laws Ann, San Diego, Superior Court, Ohio Rev, District of Columbia, Idaho Code, Mary Doe, Penal Law, South Carolina, Jane Roe, John Roe, Penal Code, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, Del Zio, Hague Convention, Hastings Center Report New!
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- International Products Liability by Warren Freedman on page 92, page 166, and page 170
- The Right of Privacy in the Computer Age by Warren Freedman on page 21, page 61, and page 170
- Surrogate Motherhood : The Legal and Human Issues by Martha A. Field on page 90, and page 95
- New Conceptions by Lori Andrews on page 17, and page 18
- King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare on page 1
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