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Assisted Reproductive Technology Law
Ms. Maureen McBrien, Prof. Charles P. Kindregan,
2 credits day; 2 credits evening. This is a small enrollment seminar. All students are expected to
have completed courses in contracts, family law and torts. The class meetings consist of active
discussion led by the professors in which students are expected to participate. Students are
expected to participate in the discussion, and such participation is considered in grading; the
student written paper and oral summary of the research is the primary basis of the grade.
Consultation with the teachers as to on-going research is encouraged. An assignment is made for
each class in the book written by the teachers and selected cases, statutes and problems.
The development of assisted reproductive technology has had a major impact on legal and
medical developments, including those arising from intrauterine, in vitro fertilization, embryo
transfer, tradition and gestational surrogacy, and the potential for reproduction, inheritance,
adoption, control and disposition or cryopreserved embryos and use of assisted reproductive
technology in same-sex unions and non-traditional families. Grade will be based on the quality
of the written paper.
Enrollment is limited: 15
Elective Course
Meets Health/Biomedical Concentration Requirements
May Fulfill Legal Writing Requirement
Final Paper Required