Insemination "Fraud": Potentially Criminal Actions in Reproductive Medicine
Louise P King1, Caroline Kettering2, Joseph S Sanfilippo2
1Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts.
Abstract:
Case law and statutory provisions ensure marital rules of paternity apply when artificial insemination is associated with the pregnancy. Virtually all jurisdictions in the United States provide for gamete donors to remain anonymous. Much of this has been challenged with access to donor information via 23 and me. A breach of trust and a number of lawsuits involving physician provider(s) have resulted. We provide case law examples related to artificial insemination and the identification of the sperm donor. Proposed future legislation to protect patients and offspring from harm in relation to the process of donor sperm inseminations is provided.
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