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53 Am. U. L. Rev. 1021 (2003-2004)
The Parent Trap: Uncovering the Myth of Coerced Parenthood in Frozen Embryo Disputes

handle is hein.journals/aulr53 and id is 1039 raw text is: THE PARENT TRAP: UNCOVERING THE MYTH OF COERCED PARENTHOOD IN FROZEN EMBRYO DISPUTES ELLEN WALDMAN* TABLE OF CONTENTS In troduction ....................................................................................... 1022 I. T h e C ases ................................................................................. 1030 A. In re the Marriage of Litowitz v. Litowitz .............................. 1030 B . D avis v. D avis ..................................................................... 1033 C . K ass v. K ass ........................................................................ 1035 D . A.Z. v. B.Z. andJ.B. v. M .B .............................................. 1038 II. Uncoupling Biological and Psychological Parenthood: What the Data Reveals ...................................... 1040 A. Data on Disappearing Dads ............................................. 1040 1. Factors contributing to parental disengagement ....... 1041 a. Cohabitation and proximity ................................. 1041 b. The relationship with the other parent ................ 1044 c. New relationships and commitments ................... 1046 d. Other factors influencing father involvement ..... 1047 e. Limitations of the data to frozen em bryo disputes ..................................................... 1048 B. More Uncoupling-Data from Sperm Donors ............... 1049 1. Sperm donor attitudes toward offspring ................... 1049 2. Limits on data applicability to frozen em bryo disputes .......................................................... 1052 Professor of Law, Thomas Jefferson School of Lamr, B.A., Brown University; J.D., New York University; LL.M., University of Virginia. Thanks go to research assistants Michelle Angell and Brett Schreiber for their cheerful and tireless assistance, to the Thomas Jefferson library staff, headed by the ever-resourceful Dorothy Hampton, and to my colleagues and help-mates who read earlier drafts, June Carbone, Marybeth Herald, and Lois Citrin Waidman. This Article is dedicated to my daughter Aviva Victoria and to my mother Lois Citrin Waldman, who together show me daily the preciousness of parenting and being parented. 1021

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