Issues in determining parenthood in “surrogacy”

Legal issues related to parenthood after cancer.

Cancer and procreation raise a host of novel legal issues involving the rights of those trying to create families after cancer treatment and any resulting children, as well as the responsibilities of those who assist them. Recent court decisions, although neither consistent nor plentiful, highlight the emerging legal issues for patients, providers, and offspring. This article explores a number ...

Gay fathers’ motivations for and feelings about surrogacy as a path to parenthood

Study question Why do gay men choose to start their families through surrogacy? Summary answer Most fathers chose surrogacy because they considered adoption to be a less desirable and/or accessible path to parenthood. What is known already Little is known of gay fathers' motivations to use surrogacy as a path to parenthood over and above other forms of family building, such as adoption, and...

Issues determining direct airways hyperresponsiveness in mice

Airways hyperresponsiveness (AHR) is frequently a primary outcome in mouse models of asthma. There are, however, a number of variables that may affect the outcome of such measurements and the interpretation of the results. This article highlights issues that should be kept in mind when designing experiments using AHR as an outcome by reviewing techniques commonly used to assess AHR (unrestraine...

legal issues of a surrogacy contract based on iranian acts

assistive technologies have always opened new horizons in human’s life, posed solutions to problems and brought relief and prosperity for human beings. iranian judicial authorities have recently recognized the importance of medical technologies. accordingly, iranian legal system has recognized surrogacy and a surrogacy contract seems unavoidable for surrogacy to be legally valid, socially accep...

The role of contract principles in determining the validity of surrogacy contracts.