Human Reproduction

Edited versions of the following court cases, each with a summary, are included in Law & Bioethics, in the resources for Human Reproduction.

Wrongful Birth, Wrongful Life, Wrongful Conception

Troppi v. Scarf, 187 N.W.2d 511, 1971

Becker v. Chessin, 413 N.Y.S.2d 895, 1978

Curlender v. Bio-Science Laboratories, 106 Cal. App. 3d 811, 1980

Abortion and Privacy

Griswold v Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479, 1965

Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 959, 1973

Regulation of Abortion

Planned Parenthood of Central Missoura v. Danforth, 428 U.S. 52, 1976

City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, 462 U.S. 416, 1983

Harris v. McRae, 448 U.S. 297, 1980

Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833, 1992

Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 476 U.S. 747, 1985

Stenberg v. Carhart, 530 U.S. 914, 2000

Prenatal Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) and Care for Infants

Montalvo v. Borkovec, 647 N.W.2d 413, 2002

Conflict of Rights: Pregnant Woman vs. Fetus

In the Matter of Fletcher, 533 N.Y.S.2d 241, 1988

In Re A.C, 573 A.2d 1235, 1990

Pemberton v. Tallahassee, 66 F. Supp. 2d 1247, 1999

People v. Morabito, 151 Misc. 2d 259, 1992

In re Ruiz, 500 N.E.2d 935, 1986

Ferguson v. City of Charleson, 532 U.S. 67, 2000

Assisted Reproduction

In re Marriage of Buzzanca, 72 Cal.Rptr.2d 280, 1998

In the Matter of Baby M, 537 A.2d 1227, 1988

Kass v. Kass, 696 N.E.2d 174, 1998

Davis v. Davis, 842 S.W.2d 588, 1992

Sterilization

Grieves v. Superior Court, 157 Cal. App. 3d 159, 1984

Buck v. Bell, 274 U.S. 200, 1927

Skinner v. Oklahoma, 316 U.S. 535, 1942

In re Valerie, 707 P.2d 760,1985

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