Assisted Reproduction in a Post-Dobbs US
Assisted reproductive technologies face an uncertain future as anti-abortion policymakers work to restrict access to reproductive care post-Dobbs.
Surrogacy
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Read more: Egg Freezing Permissible in Islam, According to Egypt’s Dar Al-Ifta Egg Freezing Permissible in Islam, According to Egypt’s Dar Al-Ifta
By Sarah Alawi Dar Al-Ifta, Egypt’s Islamic body, issued a statement earlier this month on the legality of egg freezing under Islamic law following a controversial Facebook post by an Egyptian woman, Reem Mahana, on her decision to freeze her eggs. Mahana said she froze her eggs for “the simple reason” that she wants to…
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Read more: What happens when assisted reproductive technology agreements break down? What happens when assisted reproductive technology agreements break down?
By Sarah Alawi My name is Sarah Alawi; I’m an LLM Student at Harvard Law School, from New Zealand. I am excited to contribute to the Petrie-Flom Blog as a Petrie-Flom Student Fellow. My area of interest is assisted reproductive technology (ART), although I intend to use this forum to write on a broad range…
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Read more: Surrogacy, Israel, and the Nepal Earthquake Surrogacy, Israel, and the Nepal Earthquake
By John A. Robertson The Nepal earthquake has shocked with the devastation and suffering inflicted on a long suffering people. Foreigners in Nepal were also affected, but most of them will be able to leave and carry on their lives without the poverty, housing, and health care deficits the Nepalese will be dealing with for years. …
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Read more: Thailand Bans Foreign Commercial Surrogacy Thailand Bans Foreign Commercial Surrogacy
Allison M. Whelan, J.D. Senior Fellow, Center for Biotechnology & Global Health Policy, University of California, Irvine School of Law Guest Blogger Thailand’s interim parliament recently passed a law prohibiting foreigners from seeking Thai surrogates. The law was proposed and passed in response to several recent scandals and the growing surrogacy industry that has made…
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Read more: Tomorrow: Global Reproduction Tomorrow: Global Reproduction
Global Reproduction: Health, Law, and Human Rights in Surrogacy and Egg Donation November 5, 2014, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Wasserstein Hall, Room 1010, Harvard Law School Please join us for a screening of the documentary Can We See the Baby Bump, Please?, followed by a panel discussion of the legal and human rights issues surrounding surrogacy and…
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Read more: Upcoming Event: Global Reproduction Upcoming Event: Global Reproduction
Global Reproduction: Health, Law, and Human Rights in Surrogacy and Egg Donation November 5, 2014, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Wasserstein Hall, Room 1010, Harvard Law School Please join us for a screening of the documentary Can We See the Baby Bump, Please?, followed by a panel discussion of the legal and human rights issues surrounding surrogacy and…
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Read more: Prohibitions on Egg and Sperm Donor Anonymity and the Impact on Surrogacy Prohibitions on Egg and Sperm Donor Anonymity and the Impact on Surrogacy
By Gaia Bernstein [cross-posted from Concurring Opinions] Egg and sperm donations are an integral part of the infertility industry. The donors are usually young men and women who donate relying on the promise of anonymity. This is the norm in the United States. But, internationally things are changing. A growing number of countries have prohibited egg…