Virginia judge uses 19th-century slavery law to rule frozen embryos are property
Frozen human embryos can legally be considered property, or “chattel”, a Virginia judge has ruled, basing his decision in part on a 19th-century law governing the treatment of enslaved people.
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Judge Uses A Slavery Law To Rule Frozen Embryos Are Property
“It’s repulsive and it’s morally repugnant,” said Susan Crockin, a lawyer and scholar at Georgetown University’s Kennedy Institute of Ethics and an expert in reproductive technology law.
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