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Roman v. Roman (2006)
By: Mark Zhang, Jennifer E. Chapman
| Published: May 23, 2014
In the case Randy M. Roman v. Augusta N. Roman (2006), the Court of Appeals of Texas followed courts in other states and upheld the validity and…
LawFrozen human embryosFertilization in VitroEmbryo DispositionEmbryo
In the Matter of the Marriage of Dahl and Angle (2008)
By: Mark Zhang, Jennifer E. Chapman
| Published: May 06, 2014
In the 2008 court case In the Matter of the Marriage of Dahl and Angle, the Court of Appeals of Oregon upheld a written in vitro fertilization (IVF)…
LawFrozen human embryosFertilization in VitroEmbryo DispositionEmbryo
Stenberg v. Carhart (2000)
By: Mark Zhang
| Published: Jan 28, 2014
In Stenberg v. Carhart, the US Supreme Court ruled on 28 June 2000 that a Nebraska law banning partial birth abortions was unconstitutional. Though…
LawDilatation and extraction abortionAbortionPregnancyEmbryos
Litowitz v. Litowitz (2002)
By: Mark Zhang, Jennifer E. Chapman
| Published: Dec 02, 2013
In a dispute over the allocation of cryopreserved preembryos, the Supreme Court of Washington resolved the case of David J. Litowitz v. Becky M.…
LawFrozen human embryosFertilization in VitroEmbryosPregnancy
Kass v. Kass (1998)
By: Mark Zhang, Jennifer E. Chapman
| Published: Nov 01, 2013
In Maureen Kass v. Steven Kass (1998), the Court of Appeals of New York in Albany, New York, ruled that the state should generally consider IVF…
LawFrozen human embryosFertilization in VitroInformed consent (Medical law)Surrogate mothers
Davis v. Davis (1992)
By: Mark Zhang, Jennifer E. Chapman
| Published: Oct 17, 2013
In Davis v. Davis (1992), the Supreme Court of Tennessee decided a dispute over cryopreserved preembryos in favor of Junior Lewis Davis, who sought…
LawFrozen human embryosFertilization in VitroAmerican Fertility SocietyConception
Gonzales v. Carhart (2007)
By: Mark Zhang
| Published: Feb 28, 2012
In Gonzales v. Carhart (2007), the US Supreme Court held in a five-to-four decision that the 2003 Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act passed by the US…
LawAbortionDilatation and extraction abortionFetusPregnancy
Park v. Chessin (1977)
By: Mark Zhang
| Published: Jan 01, 2012
The New York Appellate Court ruled on 11 December 1977 in favor of Steven and Hetty Park and against Herbert Chessin for the wrongful life of the…
LawWrongful lifeReproductionCongenital Disordersbioethics
Turpin v. Sortini (1982)
By: Mark Zhang
| Published: Jan 01, 2012
The Supreme Court of California reversed the Superior Court of Fresno County's decision to dismiss the Turpins' claims in the case Turpin v. Sortini…
LawWrongful lifeReproductionCongenital Disordersbioethics
Berman v. Allan (1979)
By: Mark Zhang
| Published: Sep 29, 2011
The Supreme Court of New Jersey decided the case of Berman v. Allan on 26 June 1979, brought by Shirley Berman and Paul Berman and their daughter…
LawWrongful lifeReproductionbioethics