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Legally Speaking

Legally Speaking is a column highlighting recent court decisions affecting the assisted reproductive technologies and the families they create, written by Susan L. Crockin, J.D. and guest authors who offer unique perspectives and expertise on significant legal topics.

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Alabama Supreme Court Rules Frozen Embryos are “Unborn Children” and admonishes IVF’s “Wild West” treatment

Legally Speaking™ on presenting facts and reflecting on the impact and potential implications of legal developments in ART.

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Publication DateFebruary 22, 2024

AuthorSusan Crockin, JD

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Frozen Embryo Destruction and Potential Travel Restrictions for Surrogacy Arrangements

As the aftermath of the Dobbs decision reversing Roe v. Wade (SCOTUS 6/22) continues to reverberate across the country, Legally Speaking™ focuses, as it has since its beginnings, more closely on

Legally Speaking

Publication DateOctober 03, 2023

AuthorSusan Crockin, JD

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Colorado court balances religious and secular beliefs in frozen embryo divorce dispute

The day before the Dobbs decision, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled on a divorcing couple’s disputed control over their frozen embryos

Legally Speaking

Publication DateJanuary 30, 2023

AuthorSusan L. Crockin, JD

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The Supreme Court Overturns Right to Abortion, Raising Questions and Uncertainties for ART Patients and Providers

Consistent with the mission of this column since its inception to explain complex court rulings and statutory enactments and their potential impact on ART providers and patients, below is a

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Publication DateJuly 21, 2022

AuthorSusan Crockin, with guest authors Katie Gottschalk, Executive Director and Francesca Nardi, Junior Associate, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University Law Center*

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