embryo

Did you vote today? I did - bright and early this morning, so that there were no excuses. But, there are many issues in several states that need to be considered when voting today, even though gay marriage and stem cell research are not the focus this election year. Let's not forget Amendment 62 in Colorado -

"Two years after Coloradoans rejected an indirect attempt to illegalize abortion by redefining a human embryo as a "person," the proposed amendment to the state constitution is back on the ballot.

Frozen Embryos - I found this interesting article, which I thought was timely since The Surrogacy Lawyer Radio Show with Dr. Craig Sweet, who is big proponent of embryo donation. The study listed below shows that couples who use donated eggs are more likely to donate their remaining frozen embryos to others for conception. Interesting read. Your thoughts?

http://www.voiceamerica.com/voiceamerica/vepisode.aspx?aid=48749

Embryo Donation - On my radio show today with Dr. Craig Sweet, I will be interviewing an embryo donor, who goes by the name "Tori." She will be providing a unique perspective on someone who decided, along with her husband, to donate her remaining embryos to an infertile couple. While I counsel clients on the range of options, such as continued cryopreservation, destruction via thawing, donating to research or donating to others, "Tori" decided that she wanted to "pay it forward" to other infertile couples.

The Sperm and the Embryo - Doesn't quite sound right? Yes, I know, it is normally referred to as the sperm and the egg, but in these cases, we have mix-ups of a different sort.

In Connecticut, a clinic is being sued by a woman who alleges that her two fertilized embryos were mistakenly implanted into another woman. No word on the birth of any child.

Connecticut faces a $2 million potential lawsuit from a woman whose only two fertilized embryos were mistakenly implanted in another woman at a private clinic affiliated with the University of Connecticut Health Center.

Embryos Damaged - Unfortunately for this couple, their embryos were damaged in transit.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/2480840,CST-NWS-fertile09.article

"BY LISA DONOVAN Cook County Reporter

A local fertility clinic and FedEx have been slapped with a lawsuit after six embryos -- delivered from Chicago to Michigan -- arrived damaged, dashing the hopes of a couple looking forward to having children.

The San Francisco Gate recently reported the following:

"A San Mateo County couple filed suit against a San Francisco fertility clinic this week, claiming the doctors implanted the wrong sperm into the woman's eggs and then destroyed the embryos without consent.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/16/BAO819NJK2.D...

According to the complaint, filed Monday in San Francisco Superior Court, Katie Aschero, 31, of El Granada underwent egg retrieval in February in an effort to have a child with her husband, Robert, via invitro fertilization.

Wow, can you believe that summer is officially over already? I can't because of the blistering heat here in Southern California; however, another Friday is upon us with some legal updates for your thoughts and comments.