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Law &. Ethics for Medical Careers 5th Edition by Karen Judson,Carlene Harrison

Edition 5ISBN: 978-0073402062
book Law &. Ethics for Medical Careers 5th Edition by Karen Judson,Carlene Harrison cover

Law &. Ethics for Medical Careers 5th Edition by Karen Judson,Carlene Harrison

Edition 5ISBN: 978-0073402062
Exercise 20
Use your critical-thinking skills to answer the questions that follow each of the case studies.
As reproductive technology advanced, headlines announcing "Couple Battles over Frozen Embryos" be­came more and more commonplace. For example, in the 1980s a man went to court and succeeded in pre­venting his ex-wife from using their frozen embryos to become pregnant. He maintained that after he and his wife had divorced, he no longer wanted to become a parent, and should not be forced to do so against his will.
In 1998, a divorced woman in New Jersey won a legal battle with her ex-husband over custody of seven frozen embryos the couple had created in vitro while still married. The wife wanted to have the embryos destroyed, while the ex-husband argued his right to adopt his own embryos to be implanted in a future part­ner or donated to an infertile couple.
Should a man who loses custody of frozen embryos in a lawsuit be responsible for child support if his ex-wife is implanted with the embryos and becomes pregnant at a later date? Explain your answer.
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