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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
Center for Reproductive Health (1986-1995)
By: Hilary Gilson
| Published: Sep 30, 2008
The Center for Reproductive Health was a fertility clinic run by a partnership of world-renowned fertility specialists from 1986 to 1995. The Center…
OrganizationReproductive RightsOrganizationsReproductionbioethics
A. Z. v. B. Z. (2000)
By: Jennifer E. Chapman
| Published: Nov 01, 2013
In A.Z. v. B.Z. (2000), the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts in Boston, Massachusetts, affirmed a lower courtÕs decision, ruling that…
LawFrozen human embryosFertilization in VitroPregnancyEmbryos
Plan B: Emergency Contraceptive Pill
By: Aliya Buttar, Sheraden Seward
| Published: Sep 04, 2008
Plan B is a progestin-only emergency contraceptive pill (ECP) that can be taken within seventy-two hours of unprotected sex in order to prevent an…
TechnologyContraceptionReproductionReproductive Rights
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
What Every Mother Should Know (1914), by Margaret Sanger
By: Malladi Lakshmeeramya
| Published: Oct 24, 2017
What Every Mother Should Know was published in 1914 in New York City, New York, as a compilation of newspaper articles written by Margaret Sanger in…
LiteratureObscenity (Law)Abortion--Law and legislation--United StatesAbortionBirth control clinics
China's One-Child Policy
By: Lijing Jiang
| Published: Mar 31, 2011
In September 1979, China's Fifth National People's Congress passed a policy that encouraged one-child families. Following this decision from the…
ContextethicsReproductionFertilityGovernment
John Charles Rock (1890-1984)
By: Kimberly A. Buettner
| Published: Nov 08, 2007
Born on 24 March 1890 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, to Ann and Frank Rock, John Charles Rock was both a devout Catholic and one of the leading…
PeopleContraceptionReproductionReproductive RightsCatholicism
The Birth Control Pill
By: Christina Raup
| Published: Jul 01, 2010
The birth control pill, more commonly known as "the pill" is a form of contraception taken daily in pill form and consisting of synthetic hormones…
ContraceptionReproductionReproductive Rights
J. B. v. M. B. (2001)
By: Jennifer E. Chapman
| Published: Nov 17, 2013
In 2001, the Supreme Court of New Jersey decided a dispute between a divorced couple over cryopreserved preembryos created through in vitro…
LawFrozen human embryosFertilization in VitroPregnancyEmbryos