Throwing the Baby Out with the Amniotic Fluid: Not All Reproductive Choices are Morally or Legally Equivalent

Science Progress, May 2009

Harvard Public Law Working Paper

5 Pages Posted: 9 Aug 2012

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Michelle N. Meyer

Geisinger Health System - Bioethics Research

Date Written: May 5, 2009

Abstract

This essay written for Science Progress, "the premier online journal of progressive science and technology policy from the Center for American Progress," which was listed as one the journal's "Top Features of 2009,” uses the case of Nadya Suleman (a.k.a. Octomom) to argue for disentangling the ethical and legal analysis of decisions to and not to procreate.

A companion paper, States’ Regulation of Assisted Reproductive Technologies: What Does the U.S. Constitution Allow?, is available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2127377. Two law review articles in progress, Rights To and Not To Procreate and Towards a Jurisprudence of Procreation, develop these ideas.

Keywords: abortion, personhood, moral status, assisted reproductive technology, ARTs, in vitro fertilization, IVF, embryo transfer, reproduction

Suggested Citation

Meyer, Michelle N., Throwing the Baby Out with the Amniotic Fluid: Not All Reproductive Choices are Morally or Legally Equivalent (May 5, 2009). Science Progress, May 2009, Harvard Public Law Working Paper, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2127286

Michelle N. Meyer (Contact Author)

Geisinger Health System - Bioethics Research ( email )

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Danville, PA 17822-4910
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