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Dov Fox

  • Bioethics

    Mass embryo destruction, reproductive never events, and the not-quite-Wild West

    By Dov Fox Information found in this new post by Dov Fox is also available in Slate’s March 19th article In Vitro Injuries: How should courts compensate would-be parents when assisted reproductive technology goes terribly…

    Mass embryo destruction, reproductive never events, and the not-quite-Wild West

  • Health Law Policy

    Reproductive Negligence under Maine Law

    By Alex Stein STEIN on Medical Malpractice has published a survey of noteworthy court decisions in the field for 2017. This survey includes an important decision, Doherty v. Merck & Co., Inc., 154 A.3d 1202 (Me.…

    Reproductive Negligence under Maine Law

  • Health Law Policy

    What if Trump Censors Climate Science? Scientific Research Policy and Law under the Trump Administration

    Cross-posted from the Take Care blog. By Dov Fox Global warming embarrasses President Donald Trump’s insular creed of “America First.” The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently confirmed all-time record-high temperatures and sea levels around the world.…

    What if Trump Censors Climate Science? Scientific Research Policy and Law under the Trump Administration

  • Judicial Opinions

    When is a juror too biased?

    A new Op-Ed by Bill of Health Contributor Dov Fox on CNN: The upcoming Supreme Court term promises to be a sleeper. Still down a justice, the court isn’t slated to hear its usual blockbusters…

    When is a juror too biased?

  • Health Law Policy

    The Reproductive Rights Case the Supreme Court Decided *Not* to Decide

    By Dov Fox The landmark abortion decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt eclipsed quieter reproductive rights news out of the Supreme Court at the end of its term. It involves a couple’s claim that the Tennessee Supreme…

    The Reproductive Rights Case the Supreme Court Decided *Not* to Decide

  • Bioethics

    Surrogacy Contracts, Abortion Conditions, and Parenting Licenses

    By Dov Fox Everything went fine the last time for Melissa Cook, when the 48-year old mother of four carried a child for a family back in 2013 to supplement her office job salary. This time was…

    Surrogacy Contracts, Abortion Conditions, and Parenting Licenses

    pregnant belly with "surrogacy" written on it
  • Reproductive Technology

    Reproduction Gone Awry

    By Dov Fox The Daily Journal published an op-ed article by Blogger and University of San Diego (USD) School of Law Associate Professor of Law Dov Fox titled, “Reproduction Gone Awry.” In his article, Fox points to…

    Reproduction Gone Awry

  • Bioethics

    From Chance to Choice to Court

    By Dov Fox [Cross-posted from the Huffington Post Blog] It used to be that whether you got the child you wanted — or one you hadn’t planned on — was left to cosmic fate or…

    From Chance to Choice to Court

  • Health Law Policy

    Fixing the Broken Law of Military Medical Malpractice for Birth-Related Injuries

    By Alex Stein and Dov Fox Bill of Health bloggers Alex Stein and Dov Fox have just filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to hear the case of U.S. Air Force Major Heather Ortiz and her baby, who…

    Fixing the Broken Law of Military Medical Malpractice for Birth-Related Injuries

  • Bioethics

    GOP Confusion Over Stem Cell Research

    Bill of Health Contributor Dov Fox has a new article up on the Huffington Post: Republican candidates convened last night for the first debates of the 2016 campaign. The presidential hopefuls disagreed on every topic…

    GOP Confusion Over Stem Cell Research