Upcoming Events

This public event will discuss legal and ethical issues related to disposition of cryopreserved embryos and the development of lab-grown “embryo models” which are created from pluripotent stem cells and mimic early human embryo development. An expert panel will discuss two complex issues at the intersection of law, medicine, and biotechnology. For years, patients going…

This writers-only workshop will be livestreamed for the public. The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School is pleased to announce our 2026 Annual Conference: “Embryo Law and Ethics.” Since the 1980s it has been possible to create human embryos outside of the body and preserve them indefinitely through cryopreservation….