LAW 6515 - Intra:Leg/Eth Dilem Parenthd

Institution:

University of Dayton

Subject:

Law

Description:

This course explores the following three questions: 1) What determines motherhood (in the context of surrogate motherhood)?; 2) Do children have a right to know who their parents are (in the context of adoptions and/or sperm and egg donations)? 3) Do spouses who contribute eggs/sperm to create embryos later have the right to later prevent themselves from becoming parents? For each question we will discuss certain cases that have offered answers to these questions, develop and discuss the legal and ethical dilemmas surrounding these questions, and consider alternate legal solutions to these dilemmas as well as alternate ways of implementing these solutions. Many issues arise in discussing these questions that have broader application: right to privacy, limitations on rights to contract, biological v. intent based definitions of parenthood, gender difference and commodification anxiety. These issues will be discussed in the context of the three questions that frame the course. Credit Type C.

Credits:

1.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.udayton.edu

Phone Number:

(937) 229-1000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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