Articles

ART and the Search for Perfectionism: On Selecting Gender, Genes, and Gametes

I. Introduction . II. Emerging Issues In Art: Reproductive And Genetic Medicine Collide.A. Current Usage of ART.B. Linking Genetics and Assisted Conception.II. PGD And The Art Of Selection. A. On Selecting for Health: PGD and Medical Selection.1. Creating Embryos Destined for Destruction.a. The Legal Status of the Early Embryo.i. Constitutional Analysis.ii. Statutory Analysis. b. The Moral Status of the Early Embryo.2. Orphaning Genetic Diseases.3. Reinvigorating Our Eugenics Past.B. On Sele...

Dimensions of Equality in Regulating Assisted Reproductive Technologies

I. Introduction. II. Equality Of Access To Arts. A. Access Inequality Based on Participant Status.B. Access Inequality Based on Insurance Coverage and Finances . C. Issues in Responding to Access Inequality.IV. Issues Of Social Inequality Raised By Trait Selection Practices .A. Trait Selection Practices Today.B. Trait Selection Practices on the Horizon. V. Conclusion

Fatwas and ARTs: IVF and Gamete Donation in Sunni v. Shia Islam

I. Introduction .II. The Role Of Fatwas.III. Sunni Islam And IVF A. The Al-Azhar Fatwa .1. Introduction. 2. In Vitro Fertilization. B. Key Points of the Al-Azhar Fatwa .C. Sunni Muslim Opposition to Gamete Donation. IV. Shi'a Islam And IVF. A. The Fatwa of Ayatollah Khamanei . B. Key Points of Disagreement over the Khamanei Fatwa. V. The Effects Of Fatwas On Marriage And Gender Relations. VI. ConclusionAppendix I. Fatwa by Gad el Hak ali Gad el Hak, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

The Implementation of an Assisted Reproductive Technologies Ethics Committee (ARTEC)

I. Introduction. II. Members Of Artec.III. Meeting Frequency .IV. Meeting Content .V. Cases. A. Case 1. B. Case 2. C. Case 3.D. Case 4 .E. Case 5 .F. Cases 6 and 7 .VI. Analysis .A. Determining the Standard of Care. B. The Risk/Benefit Ratio . C. The Parent/Child Relationship 2. 1. PGD and Sex Selection .2. PGD and HLA-matching. D. Fertility Treatment When Prognosis Is Dismal.E. Oocyte Donation: Parenting at Older Ages .F. Child Rearing Ability .VII. Conclusion

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Section 8 in the City: The Student Problem and Proposed Resolutions

I. Introduction .A. The Need for Affordable Housing. B. Pheasant Ridge Apartment Complex, Iowa City, Iowa. II. The Mechanics Of Publicly Assisted Housing. III. Tension Between Housing Availability And Attitudes. A. Attitudes Toward Public Housing. B. Current HUD Regulations. IV. S. 2690 Does Not Go Far Enough In Modifying Hud Regulations. A. An Examination of S. 2690. B. Proposed Modifications to S. 2690. C. Mandatory Adoption of Preference Lists .1. Preference Lists and Tenant-Based Housing....

BIA Tribal Schools and the No Child Left Behind Act: An Argument for a More Culturally-Sensitive Implementation

I. Introduction. II. Background Information About Tribal Schools. A. Historical Overview of Tribal School Education. B. The Ongoing Responsibility of the U.S. Government to Provide Federal Funding for Native American Education.III. The Current State Of Affairs In Tribal School Education. A. Statistics and Social Problems. B. Tribal School Funding Sources .IV. The Native American Language Act Of 1990. V. The No Child Left Behind Act Of 2001.A. Application to Tribal Schools. B. Defining Adequat...

Where Is My Other Mommy?: Applying the Presumed Father Provision of the Uniform Parentage Act to Recognize the Rights of Lesbian Mothers and Their Children

I. Introduction .II. The Uniform Parentage Act And The Split Decisions Of The California Courts .A. The UPA Adopted by the California Family Code. B. The Cases Are Split .III. Applying The Upa To Protect The Rights Of Lesbians And Their Children .A. The Intent of the UPA-Protecting Nonmarital Children. B. The Statutory Construction of the UPA .1. Courts Have Previously Applied Father Provisions to Determine Maternity. 2. The Judicial Duty to Determine the Scope of Legislative Acts .3. A Child...

The Unheard Victims of the Refusal to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage: The Reluctance to Recognize Same-Sex Partners as Parents Instead of Strangers

I. Introduction. II. The Legal Framework Surrounding Reproductive Technology .III. The Termination Of A Cherished "Parent"-Child Relationship .IV. Failed Attempts To Protect The Nonbiological Parent-Child Relationship .A. Co-parenting Agreements. B. Second-parent Adoption. C. Psychological/De Facto Parentage . V. Legal Recognition Of Same-Sex Relationships. VI. Conclusion