To Be or Not To Be (A Parent)? - Not Precisely the Question: The Frozen Embryo Dispute

Authors

Yehezkel Margalit, Bar-Ilan University

Abstract

The article explores the legal and ethical complexities surrounding disputes over frozen embryos, particularly focusing on the balance between the right to become a parent and the right to avoid parenthood. It examines the legal status of frozen embryos and proposes a compromise solution where the objecting spouse is granted nonparenthood status, allowing the other partner to use the embryos without imposing parenthood on the unwilling party. The analysis emphasizes the importance of legal parenthood for societal welfare and the challenges posed by evolving reproductive technologies.

Disciplines

Contracts | Law | Medical Jurisprudence

Recommended Citation

Yehezkel Margalit, To Be or Not To Be (A Parent)? - Not Precisely the Question: The Frozen Embryo Dispute, 18 Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just. 355 (2012).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol18/iss2/4