ASRM Legally Speaking

A column highlighting recent court decisions
affecting the assisted reproductive technologies
and the families they create, written by Susan L. Crockin, J.D.

These are the columns from Volume 37.

From ASRM News Winter 2003 Vol 37 No 4

Parents’ Claims Against Program and Doctors for Failing to Reveal Egg Donor’s Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Status Meet with Mixed Judicial Reaction. Paretta v. Medical Offices of Human Reproduction, et. al., 195 Misc. 2d 568, 760 N.Y.s.2d 639 (2003)
California Supreme Court Affirms Second Parent Adoptions. Sharon S. v. Superior Ct. of San Diego County & Annette F., Real Party in Interest, Super.Ct.No. A46053 (8/4/03); Lambda Legal News Release, 8/5/03
Dueling Insurance Companies Dispute Coverage for Gestational Carrier and Child. Mid-South Ins. Co. v. John Doe, Frank Roe, Mary Roe, and Celtic Ins. Co., 274 F.Supp.2d 757 (2003)
UK Victory for Diane Blood and Posthumously Conceived Children. Tizzard, J, Progress Educational Trust; Bionews 226:22/9/03

From ASRM News Fall 2003 Vol 37 No 3

California Court of Appeal Affirms “Split” Parentage in Embryo Mix-Up Case. Robert B. v. Susan B., No. H024926. Sixth Dist. (Cal.App.4th 6/13/03); Metropolitan News-Enterprise, June 17, 2003
Court Refuses to Recognize Genetic Mom Following Lesbian Partners’ Break-Up. San Francisco Chronicle, P. Olsen, 6/22/03.
London Fertility Doctor Wins Libel Action and Apology. Telegraph, N. Martin, 6/20/03; BioNews, 6/23/03; BBC News, 6/19/03; The Guardian, S. Hall and R. Allison, 6/20/03.
UK Justice Awards Two Million Pounds to Three Surviving Quads. BBC, 6/19/02.
HFEA Pilots Adverse Incident Alert System. IVF.net; BBC News Online; 6/6/3.
HFEA Announces Change to Code of Practice for Embryo Storage and Destruction. IVF.net, 5/24/03.

From ASRM News Summer 2003 Vol 37 No 2

Federal Court Strikes Part of Utah’s Surrogacy Law. (LS Spring 1995). J.R., M.R, W.K.J. v. State of Utah, U.S.Dis.Cr. (Utah) (Case No.2:02 CV 195 (3/6/03) (LS Summer 2002)
Biological Father’s Legal Paternity Recognized in Twin Sperm Mix-Up. Reuters (2/26/03); Sky News (2/26/03)
Paternity Determination of Former IVF Partner Overturned. BBC News (2/27/03); BioNews (3/3/03)
Posthumous Fatherhood: Diane Blood’s Latest Victory. BBC News (2/28/03); Reuters (2/28/03)
Florida’s ‘Scarlet Letter’ Law Stricken. G.P, C.M.&L.H. v. State of Florida, Op.No.3410; 2003 Fla.App.LEXIS 5743 (4/23/03)
Co-parent Adoption Recognized in Family’s Home State. Perdue v. MI State Board of Health (Civ. No.G-2001-1891; Hinds Cty, Miss); Burlington Free Press (4/7/03)

From ASRM News Spring 2003 Vol 37 No 1

Arizona Federal Court Denies Posthumous Social Security Benefits. Gillett-Netting v. Comm’r of Social Security, No. CV 02-014 TUC JMR (10/24/02)
British Embryologist Imprisoned for Faking IVF Transfers. The Independent, J. Laurance (1/16/03)
“Pro-Life” British Group Blocks Embryo Testing for Genetically Compatible Sibling.
The Independent (12/21/02); The Guardian (12/21/02); BBC News Online (12/20/02)

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